Happy Birthday To You, Cha Cha Cha!!!

Our boys are blessed to have a wonderful grandpa Steve! And even more blessed that he loves to celebrate his birthday with them. We enjoyed a nice sloppy joe and dill pickle chip dinner- let me tell you, we go all out when it's your special day! Bring out the fine china :) He even got a present wrapped in Spiderman paper. Seriously, it was nice spending the evening with Jere's dad. Happy Happy Birthday, Steve! Cha Cha Cha! Love the Mieska clan.

Zebras, Tigers, and Giraffes, Oh, My ?!?!?

I need your help~ I just can't decide what our little guy should be for Halloween this year. Last year he was a wookie so I figured this year he needs to be something sweet and cuddly. I have a feeling our "sweet" days are numbered since he's quickly approaching the terrible (I mean, terrific) twos. So, please help me out and let me know what you think of his halloween costumes. Which one is your favorite?

Vala's Pumpkin Patch

Jeremiah and I had a great time with Owen's kindergarten class at Vala's Pumpkin Patch. We were able to attend the field trip and chaperone some of the kiddos. What a sweet class and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day- 70 degrees, pumpkins, caramel apples, kettle corn, and lots of fun with many many children.

Pumpkin Harvest 2009

What a bountiful pumpkin harvest for 2009! At the beginning of the summer we were invited to the Thien Family pumpkin planting party- what a great time! Well, the pumpkins exploded all over their yard and we were finally able to pick them! The boys have asked all summer about "their" pumpkin and were finally able to see what grew. WOW! Each family was asked to take 10 pumpkins but somehow my little manipulator- Owen- was able to take home 11. The boys did a scavenger hunt, roasted hot dogs, played games, and decorated yummy halloween cookies. Thanks for a fun evening!!!!