Pumpkin Patch

Last week some friends and I took our kids to a pumpkin patch. We all had so much fun. There were so many different types of pumpkins and lots of other things for the kiddos to see. The only downside to the whole adventure was that we had a little rain come down on us and my kids couldn't slow down long enough for some pictures, although I was able to snap a few shots.

Our attempt at getting a group picture

Matthew would not let me put him down till the very end, so I was finally able to get a shot of him.

I told Carter to give me his biggest smile for this picture

Sophie and Aleksa in their adorable Halloween tutu's

Hannah,William and Carter striking pose.The three of them ran around the whole farm yelling, "Come on guys, look at this, look at this!"

Dwarf apple trees and pumpkins for the deer

Tour de Cure

Carson crossing the finish line

The boys are excited to see their daddy

Last Saturday Carson entered a100 mile bike race called the Tour de Cure. It is a fundraising cycling event for American Diabetes Association. Carson has never entered any race before and the longest he has ridden his bike in one day has been 40 miles. So much to say I was quite impressed with his endurance to make it all the way to the finish line. He was so compeletley exahusted, as you can imagine, but it only took the ride home for him to start talking about his strategy for next years race. Crazy guy! I am so proud of him and so are the boys. Go Carson!

Our 5th Anniversary

Looking towards our future
(I don't have any recent photos of just us two and I was having trouble uploading wedding pics, so this is all I have for now)

Carson and I celebrated our 5th anniversary last Friday! I had so many different ranges of thoughts as it approached. It kind of when like this:
"Wow 5 years!"
"I can't believe it has only been 5 years."
"At the same time, that was fast!"
"So are the next 5 years going to be just as crazy?"
"So two kids, 8 apartments, a mortgage and I still don't feel old enough for all this. Crazy."

But when it is all said and done I think of it as pretty amazing. We have had a wonderful life together and have done so much. Those of you who knew me before Carson knew that marriage was not something I was seeking. So when I "fell in love" with Carson I realized that all the things I wanted to do with my life would be much better with him than without him. And its true! There is so much gratitude and happiness knowing that I married a man like Carson. When the end of the day approaches there is great comfort knowing that Carson is by my side and we are both working towards the same eternal goal. So I will save the readers all the gushy stuff about why I love Carson but just know that I do. I love him! I already told him all that lovey dovey stuff and I am sure he wouldn't want me publicizing it. Its already making me blush thinking about it. So in the end, yeah for 5 successful years and many more to come!

Bikes, Blues and BBQ

It's that time of year again when thousands of bikers from all over the country roll on into Northwest Arkansas. It's "Bikes, Blues, and BBQ" and the rumble of motors never stop.

Dickson street is marked off for only bikers to ride on and the street is filled with vendors. Like the title of the event says there is lots of music and lots of barbecue. There are many other events and a lot of the money earned goes to local charities.

Carson and I went there for our date night to check things out. It was so crazy. I have never seen so many different bikes together in one place. I spotted one that looked more like a car than a bike. It made Carson jealous and brought up the "When can I get a motorcycle?" conversation again. Carter even came up to me and asked. "Mommy, daddy get a motorcycle?" I wonder where he learned that question?!