Corn Maze fun with Auntie Marie and Uncle Charlie

Hay fight on the hay ride!

This is what Zach does when you ask to take his picture...he is such a ham!

In the corn maze....

Corn Maze here we come!

On Sunday after noon, we went to a local farm that has a corn maze. It was the first time we had been, and it was so much fun! We started off going through the corn maze, and the kids loved it! They ran and ran and ran! Greg and Charlie had to stay ahead so the kids wouldn't get lost...it would not have surprised me to loose Zach there...it was crazy! But we did all make it out..even after the snake incident! Halfway through the maze, we came to an opening in the field, and just ahead of Marie and I and the kids, Greg and Charlie took a big step back and made some comment about something they were looking at. Well, this could only mean one thing, and I went literally into panic mode...SNAKE!!!! Greg immediately looks back at me, and I'm already shaking, sweating, crying, you name it. I guess at this point I should let you know that this snake, as big and bad as it was...was FAKE...yep, the farm people had placed it there to spook people! It took me a good 5 minuets to stop shaking and regain my composure!

After the corn maze, we went and played on haystacks and took a long hay ride! It was a lot of fun, and it was so great to have our dearest friends with us. Marie and Charlie really do go out of their way to do extra special things with us and the kids, and we are so glad they do! Not sure what we would do without our Auntie Marie and Uncle Charlie:)

Home Depot and the Fire Truck

Zach driving the fire truck!


The pictures are out of order, but here is Boo's project all complete! Pretty cool!

Meme and Zach hard at work!

Zach laughing at Uncle Chris and cousin Meghan who just happened to be at Home Depot that morning.

Look at Mackenzie go! She really knows how to use that hammer!

Mackenzie, Zach and I went to Home Depot with Meme and Dub this past Saturday for the project of the month. This time was really neat because Zach actually did his own project (with help from me and Meme), and a Fire Truck came for the kids to see. The project this month was a firehouse bank. The bank had 3 slots in the top so the kids can choose where their money goes...spend, save, or share. Of course, Boo puts her change into the share slot, while Zach takes after me and his change went straight to the spend slot:) Mackenzie had a blast climbing all over the firetruck with Dub, but Zach was a little taken aback by the whole thing. He did sit in the drivers seat, but didn't really care for it! Can't wait till next months project! Thanks Meme and Dub for going with us:)

Jennifer and Bryan's Wedding in Ohio

The weekend after Zach's birthday, Greg, Mackenzie and I headed to Lima, Ohio for Greg's cousin's wedding. Since the drive was so long, and we were not going to be gone long, Zach stayed with Meme, Dub, and Aunt Cathy and Uncle Kyle. It was a long road trip (we were away from home about 53 hours, and about 20 of those hours were in the car...so I mean LONG road trip)!!! Mackenzie did great in the car...she watched movies, talked, and talked, and talked (I think she really enjoyed not having to share the spotlight with her brother), and took a few naps. I think the highlight of the trip for her was definatly staying in a hotel. This had been her first trip to a hotel and she loved it! We were really glad we were able to make the drive and be with family on Jennifer and Bryan's special day!