I LOVE that it is Friday!!!

Caleb has been gone all week to 6th grade science camp. That being said, I am soooo glad that it is Friday and he will be home within the hour. I have driven past the school a few times (I lost count) to see if the buses got here early. I am the mom that still has a hard time with him walking to his friends house alone so this has been a pretty crappy week for me. When Caleb reads this, I just want to tell you bud that I missed you and I LOVE YOU!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Last Tuesday we went to the Del Oso Pumpkin Patch. As far as Pumpkin Patches go it is pretty fancy. Lot's of rides and stuff to do...not to mention the Pumpkin BLASTER (a Carl and Caleb favorite). Our friends the Goeckeritz and Ballards met us there. The kids had soo much fun. Brooklyn, Sydney and Dylen are great little friends and Caleb loves Max. Ashlee hangs with the girls too, and is a little mother hen to Nikell. We went on a train ride and a scarecrow ride. We ate vendor food for dinner and did the pumpkin blaster. I have to say my favorite of the day was watching my husband race Caleb on these bike things around in circles. He has his sling on and was driving like a maniac. Seriously? Is it that surprising that he broke something. It was inevitable. I love the fall and all the fun things here in the Valley.Sorry for all the pictures. I got carried away.

Please take note of the strap to his sling flapping in the wind behind him.

Our little friend Max makes a pretty cute piece of corn.

The girls were hilarious in the hay maze.

Carl taking a pic of Tam taking a pic.

Playing with Brooklyn.

Pismo Beach

We went to Pismo Beach the first weekend in October. The trip didn't turn out quite like we planned, but Carl was a really big trooper and stuck it out until Sunday so the kids wouldn't be disappointed. We got there late Thursday night and on Friday morning we went and rented 4 wheelers for Carl and Caleb to hit the dunes. The girls and I just played on the beach. The beach is crazy, because you can drive out on it and camp there. I was nervous because there was this MONSTER tow truck driving around ready to charge people $300.00 to pull them out of the sand when they got stuck. I was pretty sure we were going to get stuck but if only that was the worst thing that would have happened. So picture this....the girls and I are playing on the beach, having fun, we found a bunch of sand dollars that we were collecting, when my phone rings. It's Carl. He says" I'm hurt, I need you to drive down and pick me up." I laugh and say, " Whatever Carl, that is soo NOT funny." He says, " No I'm serious." Holy Crap!!! Are you kidding me? I couldn't decide if I was more upset about having to drive on the sand or that he was hurt. After seeing him, I was definitely more upset about him. I rushed him to the closest ER where they told us his collar bone was pretty smashed up. They said the Dunes keep them in business. Well, like I said, he stuck out the rest of the trip, but ended up in surgery the next Saturday to have a metal plate put in. Another Hansen family adventure for the books.

September continued.....

Carl took the girls on their own camping trip too. They just went out to Woodward, but they had so much fun. They were grubby and dirty and I am pretty sure that I would have been having a heart attack, but they loved it. I love to camp....that being said, I am a clean camper. I make sure hands and faces are washed, etc.... by the looks of these pictures, I am pretty sure I just don't want to know about it.