WARNING: SUPER long post

Time to play fall catch up !  Okay, take a deep breath, here we go!

First things first.  The kids all started school!  Ben started Kindergarten, Jeffrey was Pre-K, and Megan is in a 1 day a week Mommy Co-op preschool group.  Aren't they cute?

Here are some photos of some random fun we had.

We baked some cookies.

And did things like play "let's see if we can all fit into these plastic containers and pop up all at the same time while Daddy tries to take a picture of it." 

One of the beautiful fall days we had we got together with our friends the Coons and the Tiptons to go for a "short" hike.  Just the Mommies and 9 children which included a 9 month old, 3-three/almost three year olds, One 4 year old, two 5 year olds and one 6 year old (luckily we left the dogs).  We THOUGHT we were taking a short cut to make the short hike a little shorter and 2 hours later we finally found our way back, lesson learned, and wonderful memories made. :)  The kids were exausted, but it was nothing some suckers couldn't cure by the end of the trail.  I started writing this thinking I had pictures of that trip, but it turns out I don't! haha!  Oh well, I have some pictures of the park that we hiked at on another trip with the Coons' family, here ya go!

Meet Ben squared.  Two tall blondie boys with the same name.  Above are the two Coons girls Rachel and Lizzy.  The first one of Rachel is probably one of the best pictures I'll ever be capable of taking and I was proud of it so I had to post it. :)

Fall in Ohio.  ALMOST as pretty as fall in Tennessee.  This was the best picture I could get while I was driving...yes...I was taking pictures while driving, and yes, shame on me.  Pretty though isn't it?

In October Brian's work had a Resident's Retreat where they paid for all of the Residents and their families to go to a great place out here called Young's Dairy, where they have barrel rides, batting cages, slides, pumpkin picking, goat feeding, tractor climbing, driving ranges, and more!  We were lucky enough to meet the Winkler's, some of our friends from Tennessee that happened to be doing an away rotation here in Dayton.  The kids really have missed there son Noah and it was a lot of fun to get together.

This was a super tall slide that the boys went down no less than 15 times a piece.

Daddy at the driving range showing Mommy how it's done.

Mommy's pathetic (and blurry) attempt at a swing.  I'm pretty sure I missed the ball entirely that time.  Why can't it be a easy as it is on the Wii?

The kids feeding the HUGE goats!

Next was the Barrel Ride.

Jeffrey's favorite part was definitely the cow bell. :)

Ben and Megan having some good 'ole tracktor fun (these ones don't tip as easy as the ones on Cars)

Ben with his buddy Noah from Tennessee.

The whole family riding out to go pick our pumpkins.

 I find it funny that something as simple as picking out a pumpkin can completely describe one's personality :)

We had a ward Halloween party at the church a couple of weeks later.  Brian and I won the award for "Most Original" costumes.

Jeffrey and Ben had some fun with some other kids that went as Batman and Spider Man.

What's fall without playing in the leaves and trees? 

Here's some pictures of a make-shift photo shoot I decided to have on the spur of the moment in our front yard.

Say no to crack Jeffrey!

Back in September we announced the newest member of our family, Zoey the puppy.  It's been a wild ride with her, but we couldn't be more happy to have her around, she's a very sweet (and fiesty!) puppy.  Needless to say, she fits right in.  :)  Here is her photo shoot.

But this is probably a more accurate picture of what her new life is like.....

I don't think I can complain about the kids sleeping in MY bed anymore!

Speaking of photo shoots with a million pictures, here is the Halloween photo shoot.  I promise, Jeffrey will make this one worth while to scroll through. :)

And right about now everyone's thinking "Holy lots of pictures Batman!" Right? :)

Next is Pirate Megan, the prettiest pirate there ever was.

AND....she's outa there!  In true pirate fasion. 

Last, but most certainly no least!!!!  Spiderman Jeffrey!

Told ya it'd be worth it. :)

And now....the 3 year old Birthday Post!

We woke her up in the morning to open her present, she was having a little trouble waiting for Daddy to get back from the store so we let her color on her pretty wrapping paper.

It's her party and she can cry if she wants to!  First picture of her in her "present."  Now any time she wants to wear this dress she asks to "wear her birthday."

That's more like it. :)

Ben got to help stuff the pinata.

We played Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

We broke the pinata. (the little girl in the second picture is Aurora, I've started baby-sitting her during the week and like Zoey, she sure fits in around here! :) )

FINALLY!  Some cake!  (Don't worry Auntie Frogg, her cake didn't end up like YOURS!

If you've made it this far in the post, you're much better friends to us than we are to you!  Thanks for Stopping by!  Jeffrey says thanks too!