McCall's Pumpkin Patch



Paul hunted far and wide for that Big Mama!

Yesterday, our family went to the pumpkin patch in Moriarty, NM.  For those of you who aren't from around these parts, that's about 1/2 hour outside of Albuquerque.  For those of you from around these parts, you know this is the BEST place to go for pumpkins and fun!  As you can see, Ryan picked his pumpkin as did Paul and Caroline.  We don't get trick or treaters around our house, so it's just for them to have fun with.We went with our friends the Hools, we had a blast. We, of course, went on the hayride and picked pumpkins!  The kids went through the Haunted Corn Maze(Notice I didn't say "we", Mama don't do mazes), the Haunted Barn, all the fun little kid attractions(because they are little kids in bigger kids bodies:)


Rob, Caroline, and Tatiana on the hayride



"Look at mine, Mom!"


 The boys were racing around in the wheelbarrow and we tried on some funny headbands in the store:)


On your marks, get set, GO!




Bahahahahaha!

 Me and my littlest boy:)

I love this kid!

Backyard Camping

                          How can you not love camping????  Especially when it's in the backyard!

                                                   The dogs got in on the action too!                                                           Have a great weekend!

Arrow of Light Ceremony

          Last night, Ryan graduated from Cub Scouts and became a Boy Scout.  What a great thing! 

He was so excited to move on in this direction.  Rob and I are so proud of him for all his hard work and sticking with it.  Just like any sport, Scouts takes a lot of commitment and there were times he didn't want to do it anymore.  Now he can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  The next goal is for him to become an Eagle Scout.  That will take a while, but he has a renewed spirit and ready for this next challenge.  After the ceremony, Ryan asked me if Rob had gotten his Arrow of Light and I told him "No".  He was so proud that he was the 1st one in our family(immediate family) to get it.  Ryan and Paul compete like brothers do and this is one thing that Ryan owns and his brother doesn't.  A real confidence booster for him!  Most of our NM family was there for the ceremony including Rob's grandparents, John and Dorothy.  They came all the way from Yucaipa, CA for a visit and wound up getting to share the special evening with us.  Uncle Steve was there too as was Papa Paul.  Grandma Pam was working that evening at the Balloon Fiesta-never fear we took plenty of pictures so she didn't feel too left out.

We love you Ryan, I'm so lucky God made me your Mama:)