A Johnson Melodrama

Coming soon to Halloween parties in the Des Moines metro area:

L'amour Story

(inspired by Louis L'amour novels and Toy Story)

Starring:

The courageous cowboy,

WOODY

His faithful steed,

BULLS-EYE

The ruggedly handsome sidekick,

TYRELL SACKETT

And the sidekick's love interest- the ever loyal laundress and cook,

JESSIE

This all star cast guarantees to eat way to much candy, have way too much fun, and melt a few hearts along the way!

Pumpkin Night

We made it back home just in time to celebrate a week of Halloween! Tonight we put up a few decorations (thanks Erica for the cute letters)!

Then we carved "putins" as Ethan says. He was grossed out when he first saw the insides.

We made yummy pumpkin cookies.

And our final results:

I decided to make my pumpkin a winking gal, because I can never make the eyes symmetrical and it bugs me when they don't look the same.

My pumpkin is the one with the hair bow, I guess if I can't put bows in my son's hair I can at least put one on my pumpkin.

Then we put our pumpkins out on the porch. Ethan and I celebrated by doing the pumpkin dance in the driveway. The air was cool, the moon was shining and the wind was blowing - a perfect pumpkin night!

I A Cowboy

Ethan has been so excited today and yesterday to be reunited with his Dad. They have been playing non-stop. It is fun as Ethan is talking more and more to watch as his "play" changes. We love how he uses his imagination and narrates everything.
Tonight's game was called, "I A Cowboy." Everytime he put on his hat he would yell, "I a cowboy, yee-haw, ride em' cowboy!" Then he would take off his hat and say, "I not a cowboy I just a boy." Over and over and over again. Then Clark and Caden joined in on the fun. It was pretty cute.

3 handsome cowboys I do think.

Then Clark got out my cowboyhat, when I would put it on I yelled, "I'm a cowgirl." Then Ethan loved putting it on and yelling, "I a cowgirl."

While we were putting up Halloween decorations Caden was just chillin in the Bumbo, when I wasn't watching Ethan put his cowboy hat on him. When I came back to the living room it took me a minute to find my baby under his big hat. I loved it!

Yee-ha!

Discovery Center

We landed a few free tickets to the Discovery Center of Idaho and decided to check it out. The last time I went was in the 5th grade for a field trip, it has definitely improved a bit since then. It was fun to play with all the cool science experiments.

This chair was on a pulley system so you could pull yourself to the ceiling with a rope, then at the top you let go and an air brake slows your fall.

Ethan got to practice his doctor skills at the pet hospital.

We also loved shopping at the little market.

All fun and games until Ethan decides to take Caden for a RIDE in the shopping cart!

Ticklish Spot

There is nothing better than Caden's little giggle, it is so funny to me that his voice is lower than his Daddy's when he laughs.

I can't get enough of this happy little guy!

Motorcycle Man

Yesterday Ethan got his first motorcycle ride with Grandpa. It was an exciting moment in his 2 year old life, especially because he got to stop at the park for a little play time before coming home.

So serious with his little helmet on.

Before they left he yelled, "ready to go!"

The spectators enjoyed it too.

Fall Fun in Boise

We have had so much fun Fall fun in Boise this past week! We have loved spending time with Grommy Tommy and Papa Peerson. It is the BEST!

We loved hanging out with Uncle James and Aunt Erica this weekend when they came to visit:

Uncle James posing Ethan.

A little hiking:

Dinner at Cafe Rio:

How I've missed those pork salads.

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch:

Ethan liked the hay bale maze,

and the tractor tire playground,

But he LOVED this swing ride. He grinned and giggled the whole time.

When we finally made it out to the pumpkin patch, Ethan quickly found "his putin." A small, squishy, green pumpkin that was rotting. He loved it! He carried it all over in the cradle position like you would carry a baby.

I think in this picture Grammy is trying to distract Ethan so we could "lose" his rotten pumpkin. He quickly found a little orange one to replace it!

Caden just like eating the pumpkins.

Fun on the hayride.

This is a wheel barrow of fun!

They have corn pools in Idaho too! (But definitely just a kiddie pool compared to the one in Iowa).

Hula Lessons:

The Scarecrow Festival:
The festival was at the Botanical Gardens. The weather and the gardens were beautiful.

We got to vote for our top 3 scarecrows, this one was my number1.

Non-stop fun!