Pumpkin Patch

I have been so busy lately with sessions and editing I haven't had much time for anything else. I am so behind on our family blog. I pretty much have had a session every evening for the past few weeks and will continue to have a session every night (besides a few days off) up until Halloween. I love it and I really enjoy my work but October is my favorite month and I never feel like I really get to enjoy it because I am always so busy with my photography. This year I am smart enough to take the whole month of December off so I can enjoy the season with my family...but who knows I am such a people pleaser and I can never tell people no.

With my crazy busy schedule at night I was worried we weren't going to be able to take the kiddos to the pumpkin patch this year. Our first open night wouldn't of been until the 22nd and I was afraid all the good pumpkins would be gone by than. But lucky us I had a someone cancel their session so we packed up the kiddos, picked up my mom, and headed to Shoemakers pumpkin patch. We have done this the past 3 years. Usually we take Danee (aaron's sister) but she wasn't able to go that night and I couldn't go any other time so this was our first year without Danee...but we still enjoyed our little outing!

Mylee loved playing in the mud and Austin was picking out all of the big pumpkins! I just loved spending some quality time with my little family! :)

Playdate with Grandma

The weather has been so WONDERFUL the past few weeks! I love, love, LOVE fall! We have been taking advantage of the perfect weather as much as we can lately. Austin has loved playing in the backyard while Aaron builds a shed. I really am dreading the snow that I know will probably start falling on Halloween. But if the snow could stay away until Thanksgiving it would be wonderful (I have many sessions to photograph. I hate rescheduling.) Anyways the kids even played out in the water last week when it was in the high 70's - I figured I'd let them play one last time.
Anyways last week my mom surprised me and the kids during the day and took us to Jensen's Grove for an hour to run around and play. It was so nice to let Mylee just run - and she LOVED it! Austin just threw rocks in the water, Grandma tried to teach him how to skip rocks.

Softball Season is done...

So this summer was the first summer I have played softball in 5 years...just seems like I have been pregnant or with a newborn for the past 3 years so I wasn't interested.

I was so nervous about playing since I hadn't been on a field in years and obviously I was WAY out of shape.

But an old college team mate asked me to play on her team and I decided it was now or never! I am so glad I did. The women’s season was a little rough to start out with - first game I pulled my hamstring and had many bruises by the end of the game LOL but oddly enough I liked it! :) I played catcher (which I was happy about since I was so rusty and the oldest one on the team - yeah most of the team was about 20). We ended up taking 4th in the tournament.

While I did women’s Aaron played men’s league. He had a rough season trying to get dependable people to play. But I think he enjoyed it. We were lucky enough that our games weren't at the same time (most of the time) so we could shift the kids back and forth - they spent a lot of time at the fields this summer. Austin LOVES "beball".

But the best part of softball season this year was co-ed.

Aaron and I were lucky enough to get to play together and help put together a team (thanks a million to his parents who helped out SOOOOO much with the kids - we are very lucky!). I was a little afraid to play on the same team as my husband but glad I did - he was wonderful! I actually felt like I could handle playing in the in field again and I got to play my old base again - 3rd! :) I loved it by the end of the season....even though it is frustrating that I am no where near the skill level I was once at! My reflexes are so slow now, LOL!

Anyways I had to throw a little post in here about our softball seasons since that is where we always were in the evenings....

OH and we didn't place in the co-ed tournament but we did pretty good we were about 50-50 for the season and the same in tournament play, hopefully next year we can have a more reliable team (we always had to find subs, the teammates that were always there were so fun to play with!!!).

We really enjoyed playing! And it's good to be out doing things again, LOL sometimes being a stay at home mom gets to you and you don't do anything for yourself. It was nice to be doing something that's fun and active for myself again!

Jackson Hole 2010

I can't believe our annual Brendle family Jackson Hole trip is already over. We look forward to it all year and it just doesn't seem long enough. Well it is only 2 days so it is really short. Every year we go to Jackson Hole with my family and stay at a condo for conference weekend. This year Aaron decided to do a golf tournment the same weekend so I took the kids by myself. They were so well behaved I lucked out! :)

here are some photos from the trip:

Austin's first elk experience

I think my dad likes Mylee :)

My silly kiddos

Mylee and Kaidence - Kaidence loved having Mylee around this year

and Mylee LOVED having Kaidence carry her everywhere.

Me and my kiddos after lunch

Love this little cutie

My little cheeseball

Austin and Mylee with Grandma and Grandpa Brendle

They look so sweet and innocent - wish they would do this for me during portrait photos!

I posted more photos from Jackson here on my photo blog if you want to check them out.