Rain, Mud and the Pumpkin Patch

We ventured out to the pumpkin patch last Saturday. It was RAINY, MUDDY and FUN. 

Lila crawling through a tunnel on a hay pyramid.

The McGeachy Girls in the rainy pumpkin patch.

Lila and I did a hay maze. It was so much fun. Perfect for little one's and Mama too!

Elena, Eva and Lila checking out the farm animals.

Lila really wanted to ride a pony and she didn't even stall when getting on the horse. In this picture Lila with "Major". 

Panty Raid

Our little panty raider! Eva is really funny and apparently envious of Lila wearing big girl panties. She has done this before but today grabbed two pairs from the clean laundry and snuck into the kitchen to put them both on. So sweet!

I'm a proud Mama...Eva has been sitting on the potty since she was 15 months old. She stopped after my accident and basically if you ask her if she wants to sit on the potty she says, "NO, NO, NO!". Today she finally sat on the potty gain and went. Yeah Eva!

Auntie Linda

Auntie Linda stopped by while in town this week and she and Lila put all of the letters in the alphabet in order (both upper and lower case!). Thanks Auntie!

Afternoon at the Park

Pumpkin Pie Season

The weather this weekend was reminiscent of when Noah built his ark. It didn't stop us from getting outside but it did feel like Fall in the Pacific Northwest. 

We went to dinner at the Kerker's for a "Carb Loading" session in preparation for the Portland Marathon. Scott ran the marathon today. Below is a photo of Lila making yummy pumpkin pie to take to the Kerker's. The dinner included a first course where all 7 kids under 5 sat down for their dinner. Amazingly they all sat their quietly eating their pasta and most asked for seconds. It was really unbelievable to see 7 kids quietly eating at the same time.  

Cousin Camp Weekend

The girls had Cousin Camp last weekend up in Shelton. My my once again took on the task of entertaining Hannah, Morgen and Lila for the weekend. Eva was able to intermittently participate but on Saturday Eva and I made a quick trip to Seattle for a bridal shower. Note; this was Eva's first trip to Seattle at 18 months. 

At the gate to my mom's amazing garden. She grows all kinds of wonderful veggies. The girls had a great time picking veggies for dinner.

Hannah showing Eva how to pick green beans.

All four of the girls. The big girls are wearing 'dress-up' clothes for fun.

On Saturday playing outside at a memorial garden in Shelton.

We went to Oysterfest in Shelton and had a great time. They had this really cute train and all of the girls rode the train as it drove around the fairgrounds. I think Grandpa Shrum could build a train like this and pull it behind a small John Deere?

 The whole crew!

 Grandpa being attacked by the girls...he loves it!

At the children's museum in Olympia. Lila washing a dog!

Our little ticket taker! Eva loved playing with the tickets apparently so much that she came home with one of them in her pocket. Whoops!

Lila dressed as a dog and Morgen dressed as a cat and they chased each other around. I love this picture of Lila.

Swim Like a Fish

Lila passed her swimming lessons and is moving up to Pre-School 2. Her teacher Donna was great and Lila really advanced her swimming skills. We're excited for her to keep learning. Below is a photo of Lila with her certificate.