Another Fun Weekend for the Conners!

This weekend was Pumpkin Painting!! It was a very fun time! The weather was VERY cold here - but luckily the greenhouse/nursery ( http://www.viette.com/v.php?pg=262 ) did not cancel and they had it in a barn (with heat I might add)! As you can see, Ella really got into it and had such a look of concentration on her face the whole time she was painting.
Afterward they had refreshments and 'goodie bags' and Adam treated the kids to some wagon rides!

These last three pics are from a few weekends ago when we went to the Oktoberfest! These are only a few of the pics - we didn't get any of Ella riding a horse, but I think these capture the day quite well!

This picture is so cute of her friend Kinley helping her along the walking path!

One of the many activities was barrel rolling - a hit with all the kids!

And finally - something Ella REALLY loved about the day was getting to see Adam and Bailey's baby girl Follin (she's in that carrier where Ella is looking) - she LOVED her and talked about 'the baby' all day and all evening and even the next day! She loves babies and always wants to kiss them!

Sorry these updates are scattered - from this weekend and a few weekends ago - I'll do better keeping up so I don't have to do that!

Be sure to look at Ella's picture of the week - it is from when we went to the pumpkin patch last year!! So much has changed - she's a little girl now - I love every minute though and watching her grow and change has been so amazing!!

This weekend coming up should have some awesome pictures because we are hosting a 'Conner Halloween Party'! The kids are going to come in costume and we are going to have games, dancing, cupcake decorating, etc...can't wait!!

Fun Time in Fall Continues!!

WOW! Time has been flying, which is why I have been so negligent about blogging! Between getting out to see and experience everything possible at this time of year, to having a birthday, to Music class for Ella in the evenings (along with everyday things of course) the Conners have been booked! But having a blast of course! Ella is doing SO well - loving life and growing into a little girl! I can't believe all the things she is doing, and how she isn't too much of a baby anymore! Her language is exploding!!! She is talking so much (using real words for the most part, but also babbling and pointing to express herself)! I love to hear and watch her! We are finally happy with the daycare situation - Ella LOVES going and playing with her friends (her teachers were saying that she knows every child by name)!
The pics are from two weekends ago - when we went to an Oktoberfest (which I'll post pictures from later this evening) on Saturday, and then went back to the corn maze/farm festival with some of Ella's friends.

She and Kinley were so cute about getting their picture taken in this!!

And since Nana got to ride the cow train last time, I rode this time!

This was something Ella and I didn't get to do last time - they have a crazy long underground slide - Ella loved it!! My hair looks awesome too!

And since I rode the carousel with her last time, Poppa (as Ella says) rode this time! VERY FUN!

This past weekend was my birthday weekend and we went to West Virginia. Adam and I went on a very fun and very fancy date to the Greenbrier (http://www.greenbrier.com/site/) while Nana and Bob babysat! It was nice to dress up and be out and about after 7:00! I don't think we got home until 11 or so!!

This weekend coming up, we are supposed to go to another fun fall thing and paint pumpkins, but that's only if the weather holds out! The evenings are getting so cold, and the news this morning said we may even see a few snowflakes this weekend! WOW!