Little Pumpkins, Big World

It was another action packed week and weekend in Cruzland. Saturday started out with Mason's soccer game. He's getting so much more confident out there. He was getting right in the middle of the scrum, pushing other kids out of the way and kicking at the ball. Given how intimidated he was at the first session last spring, the progress is nice to see.

Saturday evening was Andre's birthday party. It was at a sooped up Burger King on Barbur Blvd. with a big play area.

Here's Mandy, baby Tristan, Joel, and Jr. (aka the Boricuas GM).
Bubba...with the play structure in the background.
That's right. I'm the Queen.

Here's Andre opening his presents. He set a land-speed record for present opening. All the other kids helped out...hence the scrum...

Mason and Siena felt it was their job to help clean up. This is after Siena had a massive diarrhea that we were unprepared for (this blog isn't Little House on the Prairie - I share all aspects of parenthood). We're talking up the back, massive stench. Since we're perpetually unprepared for such events, we had to borrow wipes and a diaper from baby Tristan. Siena is potty trained to the point where an average accident in her pull-ups wouldn't have been a problem. She could go without a diaper. However, with Montazuma's revenge, we felt protection was a necessity.

My husband is a Transformer.

King Mason.

Uh oh, the King can't see...and he has blue icing on his cheek.

Princess poopie herself!

Party kids. The older girls came and told me that they couldn't keep up with Siena in the big playstucture. Welcome to my world girls.

Sunday: To the Roloff Farm!

We went with our friends the DeCiccos to the Roloff farm to pick out pumpkins for this year. People who have seen the TLC program Little People Big World will recognize the farm. There was actually filming going on while we were there and we saw the dad, Jeremy (older boy), and the youngest boy out and about.

Mason picked out his pumpkin all by himself...and is proud of it.

They had a cool "Pumpkin" house at the patch. Here's the couch pumpkin.

I especially like the baby pumpkin in the high chair.

And the baby pumpkin...

This speaks for itself.

I included this picture purely because I was surprised at how good it came out. This is blacklight.

And back to the pumpkin patch.

Sharon and baby Giada picked out their pumpkin too!

Luis got to hold baby G too! Its amazing how much lighter she is than our pipsqueeks.

Of course there is a bike on a zip line.

Baby G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A view of the farm.

They have the coolest stuff around that farm! This is the Wild West town. Honestly, I want to go there just to play...and we've already established in the last blog that I'm an old fart.

Uh oh. Baby G wasn't so happy toward the end of the tour. It was getting close to lunchtime. See, I don't only show the good side of parenthood. There's pleanty of tears and poop too.

There are pirate ships and tree houses...see why I would love to go hang out there?!?

And a castle, though the castle is not yet completed.

If you look closely at the sign, it says "Bridge to Nowhere". Yes, this is the one Sarah Palin is in trouble over.

If you lived on that farm, there would never be a reason to leave. There is a soccer field and a basketball court too. So cool.

I'm now watching a Little People Big World marathon on TLC (what timing). And the kids are sleeping (yippee)! Its been another busy weekend.