Fabulous Fall Pictures

For the last 5 years, my sister and I have taken the kids to the cabin for fall pictures. It has really become tradition for us to go. However, it is a little trickier with 5. Here are a few of this years pictures. Enjoy!



Brooklyn will climb anything!

Fall is here! I love it!

Okay, so the title of this blog is actually a book that I read to my students when I taught kindergarten. How I love the fall! I love teaching children about this season and having them be aware of the changes in the world around us. We had our cute little neighbor girl Arden, over yesterday for a play date. After playing on the trampoline, riding the rollercoaster and swinging, we decided to go on a nature walk and collect different items of the season (yellow, red, brown leaves, flower petals that have fallen, pine cones, etc.) Each child had thier own little baggie and found such excitement in what they found. We came home and glued them on fall leaf die cuts and displayed them. The kiddos had an absolute ball. Needless to say, this all happened after dinner and it made a great transition for bed. It is amazing what getting out of the house can do for a child's temperment--a nice, quiet fall walk settled my little ones down for a great night of sleep!
So back to the things I love about fall--the smell in the air, the chilling crisp mornings, the early dark nights, taking family pictures at the cabin, watching the leaves change, sipping hot cocoa before bed, cuddling up in a blanket on the couch, hunting with my husband and kids, chili in bread bowls, pulling out fall clothes and coats, scarecrows, corn, decorating the house, halloween carnivals, trick or treaters and treating!, and last, but not least, pumpkin patches! I love to see all of the sizes, shapes and colors! Madison, Jake and I saw the biggest pumpkins ever in front of a local nursery! I was sad we didn't get out and touch them and feel them and smell them! Okay, I am very hands on! I took Jacob to my cousins house for a play date and they had the funnest pumpkins all over their front walkway! We saw tall ones, skinny ones, fat ones and upside down ones! It was so fun and Jake was so excited to see them! Yes, we love the fall and celebrating it with our little ones.

What Joy! What Fun! Brooklyn turned 1!

Okay, it wasn't all that fun. As much as mom did not want her to turn "1", my poor little one, somewhere, picked up the evil strep throat bug. So, we decided to have her party the following week and we are thankful for that. However, the kiddo's and I decided to give her a little surprise on her big day, and we picked up some cupcakes and had a little party for her at home (Dave had to work). We sang to her and then enjoyed our little treat.


I think we enjoyed it more than she did! She was somewhat perky in the beginning, but quickly began to fade. So sorry Brooklyn--next week will be better!

I love being connected with family and friends of the past. I am addicted to searching blogs and finding out what people are doing and how their families are growing and doing. I love it! And I can do it on my time--when kids are napping, or in bed for the evening! Because everyone knows that with children around, phone calls are an absolute NO-NO! So thank you to everyone that has a blog and shares thier lives with us! We hope you enjoy seeing a bit into the lives of the Adams family and are able to share our moments in a fun way! Thus, our blogging life begins!

Nobody's Perfect-right? Wrong!

On Friday, I dropped Madison off at the church for a primary activity and Jacob, Brooklyn and I went to WalMart to get pumpkins for the ward fall breakfast. Jacob decided to take Madison's Hannah Montana mini guitar in and was listening to the song "Nobody's perfect". As he was singing along, he stopped abruptly and said--"mom-they just said nobody's perfect, but I am! That song is wrong!" Isn't it so true! I quickly flashed back to all of Jake's moments and thought whatever Jake--if you were perfect we wouldn't have so many 3 year old melt downs! And keeping my thoughts to myself, I had a very humbling moment. Here it is: Jacob is perfect--and in every way possible! He gives the best hugs you could ever get from a little boy. He is very sensitive to peoples thoughts and feelings and will take the very best care of you. He wakes up perfectly at 6:30 a.m. to tell us to get out of bed and make breakfast for him. He has the most perfect meltdowns any 3 year old could have--including laying on the floor and kicking his feet up and down! He is the perfect little chef--he even knows what measuring cups to pull out for pancakes! He is the perfect little football player and tackler! He is daddy's perfect little hunting buddy. He is the best converser ever--"hi! I'm Jacob Adams, what is your name?" He is the best little and big brother. He perfectly loves his sisters--in only a way boys can! He has the perfect little laugh that is so contagious. He has the perfect sassy voice for a little boy! And with all that said, he is a perfect little child of God. He is a perfect little assest to our family and we love him sooooo much! THanks for coming into our lives little Jake--we love you!