Kenzie is 10 Months

Kenzie is 10 months old and continues to be a happy little girl.  She definitely gets herself into trouble with all of her climbing and grabbing but you can't be mad for too long when she starts smiling and giggling at you.  She is enjoying a lot of different foods lately and although she will still eat her "baby" food she does a great job with the different finger foods that we give her.  We are a little surprised that she hasn't started walking too much yet ... she is content standing, walking along furniture, and crawling (which is fine with us!) : )

Rebounderz

Nana, Grandad, Aunt Laura, Aunt Amy, and Jack came down to visit for the weekend so we decided to take a trip out to Rebounderz.  They had never been there before and we thought Jack would really like it there.  (We also figured Aunt Laura would have a good time too.) : )

The kids jumped pretty much non-stop for an hour!  They were having a great time!

Ryland loved the foam pit this time ... he kept jumping down the track and then standing on the ledge and jumping in.  It seemed like a lot of effort for him to "swim" his way out of the pit but he loved it and kept going right back in.

A new feature at Rebounderz is a basketball section.  Jack wanted to give it a whirl and he was able to score a few baskets!  Of course Ryland wanted to try too since Jack did and with some help from Aunt Laura, he was able to make a basket too.

Jack, Kylee, Pete, and Aunt Laura were all amused trying to do jumps off the wall. : )

And of course there was just plain old "see how high you can go" jumping. : )

Kenzie was pretty amused watching all of the action too. : )

Six Flags

We ventured out to Six Flags America for some rides and Halloween fun.  We had never been there with the kids and Pete and I hadn't been there in about 7 years!?  The weather was great and all in all it ended up being a good trip.  There were a few height restrictions that seemed a bit "off" to me but luckily Ryland is really good about it when we tell him that he isn't tall enough to ride something.

First stop was the carousel.  The kids really liked the carousel because there were all kinds of different animals that they could ride on.

One of the big highlights of the day, especially for Ryland, was the roller coaster.  There was finally a coaster that he was big enough to ride on and he LOVED it!

There were a few different sections of the park that had a bunch of rides for the kids so it was nice for them to have a few to choose from in one area.  The helicopters were another big hit with the kids.

Kenzie was great and spent pretty much the whole time in her stroller happily looking around.  When we found an area for her to get out and play in she had a great time exploring everything she could (and trying to eat the mulch!?)

Matching PJs

The two girls have matching PJs and since they are the nice warm kind I'm sure we will be getting a lot of use out of them! 

(Thanks Nana and Grandad!)

A Boy and His Cars ...

This is how I found Ryland sleeping on night!  Ha!  He sometimes takes cars to sleep with him but the "rule" is that he can take two cars ... "one for each hand."  Apparently, he took this whole stash of cars and put them under his pillow.  Then after we said good night to him he pulled them out and lined them up.  Ha ha ha!

Burke Nursery Pumpkin Playground

We also hit the Burke Nursery Pumpkin Playground.  The kids have been watching the progress of them setting up the pumpkin patch for over a month now so they were pretty excited that it was time to head over for some fun.

First stop is always the motorized carnival swing.

And everyone knows I love comparison shots ...for some reason I don't have a picture from last year though so this is 2012 and 2010.

Cox Farms

Before Sam and the Aunts had to fly out of Virginia, and after Grammie and Pop Pop got in town, we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and spend the day at Cox Farms.  It turned out to be a great time for sure!  The kids loved the slides and climbing structures.  Kenzie spent almost the whole time in the backpack and was completely content just people watching while we walked around.

Sam had been talking about turkeys all week.  (His new favorite animal since he has had some wild turkeys hanging out in his back yard lately!?)  Needless to say, we were all excited when we came across some turkeys for him to see up close and personal!

I think we hit EVERY slide at the farm ... most more than once!

This slide always has the biggest line, and rightfully so.  It was great that everyone was able to slide down together and as you can see it looks like it was a fun ride. : )

Ryland was excited to get his picture with a "Piston Cup."  HA!

We found an area that was pretty much abandoned so it was a great chance to get Kenzie out and let her do some exploring herself.  She had no problem climbing through the tunnels and mazes to find Kylee and Ryland.

Our attempt at a cousin picture didn't go so well ... ha ... maybe at Thanksgiving! : )

Kylee measuring up at the Cox Farm sign (this year and last year!)

Ryland turn at the sign (and also from last year!)

(Kenzie had fallen asleep ... maybe next year!) : )


Cox has one of the best hayrides of the different pumpkin patches too.  The kids loved looking at all the different (and random) things on the ride.  Kenzie was fascinated by the tractor and stared at it for most of the ride.

Definitely another fun visit to Cox Farms!