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I have let my kids play in "Corn pools" a number of times.  How do they keep the rats/mice out of these pools.  Please tell me they are not hidden below, and filled with turds everywhere!  Am I the only one who thinks of these things!

The little two are sick.  Noelle has been pretty restless, and has had a really hard time sleeping the last couple nights.  We have had several campouts in the steamy bathroom to settle croupy coughs.  Dallas was feeling left out so he joined up last night.  Today he was full on sick.  His usual scarey 55 breathes per minute, wheezing, temperture fluctuating from 101 -104.   Off to the Dr. we went to check for pnumonia.  He is clear for now. Poor little guy!  He is such a trooper.  Took Noelle along for the ride, she has an ear infection too.  She has also been getting her 8th tooth.  She has apparently saved all the drooling for this tooth, she is soaked within minutes, she has never really drooled before. 
So thankful Emily is such a healthy girl. 

Kansas Speedway

Rob had pit passes, can you tell?

Deal's Orchard Fall Festival 2011

 Face Painting

 Tractor Driving

 Playing bean-bag toss with Aunt Lynne (the fall colors make this picture)

 Corn box

 Hay bale maze

Fall at Center Grove Orchard

 She did go, I just wore her the whole time.  Eating her apple for lunch

 Hayride

 He kept pointing out that the tractor doors were open, while we were moving

 Tractor driving

 It was hard to tear him away, he actually came back twice, once without asking!

 Pumping water to scoot the duck across

 Jumping into the corn pit/pool

 Dallas was a little unsure, he walked around alot with a big grin

We went on a field trip with Emily's K-1 class to Center Grove Orchard .  We haven't been since Emily was 1.5/2 maybe?  They sure have a lot of buildings and tons to do, I think they call that agri-tourism?  It was a fun way to spend our morning.  Noelle rode in the backpack all day and was very pleased about it!  Everyone should go check it out, it is a little spendy, I am glad we got in with the class/tour price.  We came home with two coupons for $4/off if anyone wants them.  Sunday we are headed to Deal's Orchard, they are having Fall Festival this weekend, and Rob will be in KC watching some NASCAR.  I even know some Deal's so I am excited to head up to Jefferson. 

 a brother, a sister, and the sun

 a decorated bedroom door, picture of Dallas and Emily, a princess sleeping door handle sign, a house with some sky

 Emily spelling phonetically, she was outside when she wrote these.

leaf . grass

tree . flat

grill . table

go . hat

green . red . 10 . word

words

 Emily is submitting this cat to a magazine to see if it gets published

 She can get herself to sitting now, found her in the crib like this on Tuesday

carrots from the garden, all shredded for soup and muffins thanks to Sarah

Noelle's Birthday

I have been trying for weeks to upload these photo's for weeks.  Blogger and I have not been friends.  Plus I don't have a picture of the sweet daisy's, or cupcakes.  Does anyone have a picture of the table decorated?   On Noelle's birthday we had whole grain blueberry muffins and scrambled eggs with a candle.  Rob took the day off to hang out with her, I love that he takes the kids birthday's off. 
Her cupcake was really cute, I used chocolate ganache for frosting, while tastey, it was a little harder than I thought so it didn't make a really good first cupcake (aka, she didn't get all that messy!)