Corrales Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze 2009

Fall is a busy time of year, but our favorite time just the same. The weather is perfect and there are so many fun things to do. The harvest festival, the pumpkin patch and corn maze, the balloon fiesta, Halloween, the school carnival! This is our second outing this month with all five kids (the babies usually get left at home). So far so good!


Ronan and Claire pose with the pumpkins (a pretty good size comparison) while the others are off on the hay ride.

Lauren's favorite part was the little petting zoo set up at the end of the maze. There were three little goats that reminded me of three other little "kids"...hahaha! Was that cheesy or what?!

Take a look at the view from the pumpkin patch! I love our village!

Pumpkin King!Connor took his time choosing just the right pumpkin, but each one that didn't make the cut was thrown with all of his might. Sorry people who came after us....there were probably a lot of bruised pumpkins out there. Connor took so long in fact, that we left the patch and then heard "MAMA! WAIT!" Oops.

This stroller wasn't really made for the off-roading that the maze required, but we powered through. :)

The gang!

Balloons 2009

5 hats, 5 jackets, 4 diapers, 2 front packs, 3 snacks, 2 baby bottles, 3 water bottles, 2 pacifiers, 2bibs, 1 change of clothes for Con, 1 blanket (oops, we forgot the blanket), and 1 flask full of Bailey's Irish Cream, and we are off to the Balloon Glow! Thomas got us all excited to go to a glow this year. I am so happy we picked a night that it actually took place, and we had a so much fun. The kids ran from balloon to balloon collecting souvenir cards and hoping they wouldn't run up right as the flames turned on. When that happened they would run back to us with their hands over their ears (similar to Thomas' picture in the paper, if anyone caught that). Darth Vader was our favorite this year. Connor of course was enchanted by the giant sports ball balloons. Fiesta is such a great event....we love it every year...it never gets old!

Soccer Saturdays Fall 2009

This is Lauren's first year playing soccer (#6) and she is loving it. Her team consists of Lauren, Laurel, Leizel, two Sophies, Mia, Janelle and Georgia. They are SUPER funny to watch. I got to substitute coach a game along with Georgia's dad, and boy did these girls crack us up! They are like mini teenagers...talking in a little group, hugging and giggling, chatting up the ref. Thank goodness for Mia, who is like Mia Hamm reincarnated. Thomas heads off the field with his loot (snack) after congratulating his bud, Will Daly on his win (Thomas' team, lost to this other Corrales team). Thomas says, "Mom I wasn't trying very hard because I didn't want to beat my good friend!" That's very nice Thomas, but I can pretty much guarantee Will was not thinking the same thing. Ha!

Connor is the #1 fan of the Crew and the Crush. His jersey has #3 and every Saturday when we are getting ready for soccer he says "Where's my number three? Poor guy has TWO more years until he can play himself!!! I might have to fudge the birth certificate for next year.

These uniforms are known for being HUGE on the kids the first year...but yes, Laurens actually fits her pretty well. Especially now that we have washed it a couple of times and we roll the waist of the shorts once. Some of the other little cuties are seriously running around with the shorts down to their ankles, but not our little giants!!