E’s Flu Shot and First Sucker

After a great morning at the pumpkin patch, it was time to get Little Miss E’s flu shot. We had told Ben about it, but that he wouldn’t have to get one (he had his at a previous appointment). He was very glad to be the helper and “talked” Elizabeth all the way through it.

Elizabeth knew as soon as she got in the room that only bad could come of this. She screamed for a bit and then got relief from her best friend “Sassy”. (We call her pacifier a “paci” and she has renamed the “paci” into “Sassy”.)

This whole time Ben had been eying the bucket of suckers. Finally Mom sheepishly asked the nurse if he could pick one out even though he didn’t get a shot. The nurse was more than happy to give him one. He searched and searched and then pulled out a red one. He then took it straight over to his sister and said “Elizabeth, you did a good job with your shot. You get a sucker!” It was too sweet. The nurse immediately got another one and gave him a sucker too and they both enjoyed their sticky treats all the way back home.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to Carmichael’s Pumpkin Patch with some friends last weekend. It was the first time that our kids had gone to the “real” pumpkin patch and they had a blast! There was a nice petting zoo area. Ben and Elizabeth both fed the animals with help from Mom and Dad. Most of the animals were in pens, but the birds were all out and about which encouraged Ellie to climb up Dad and Ben to chase them down to give them food. Apparently Elizabeth was the only one that got the memo that beaks are sharp. :)

After feeding the animals, Ben was very eager to do the corn maze. The dads took all of the kids in the maze and they had a great time. When chickens and turkeys started running out of the maze, the moms knew that the kids must not be too far behind!

Our friend was a “veteran” pony rider so she was eager to do that again. Ben had never been on an animal before, but eagerly agreed to go for a ride as well. Ben rode Blaze and his friend rode Cookie. They both enjoyed the time and Ben sported a funny grin as he tried to figure out the best way to hold on.

We finished up our time at Carmichael’s by climbing on and selecting our pumpkins. The little kids even enjoyed that part and took turns on top of and in the piles. We had a wonderful time!! We can’t wait to go again next year!

Ben’s Bounce U Birthday

Ben decided a couple of months ago that he would have a bouncing birthday party with dinosaur decorations and cake. He selected how the cake would be specifically decorated, all of his party favors and requested special decorations. Hopefully we came close to his “vision”. The kids seemed to have a great time and Ben was proud to share his cake and treats with everyone.

By the time it was all over Ben spent about a week and a half celebrating with various family and friends. It was very exciting for him to turn four and be a “big kid”.

His first birthday celebration included a guitar pinata!

Dino cake #1

Dino Cake #2