Birthday Dinner

Jadyn and Ryder

Jadyn, Ryder, and Zoe

Zach, Jadyn, Ryder, and Zoe

What a lil' pumpkin!

We celebrated my birthday and Auntie Heather's 30th birthday at Grandma and Grandpa's house. All the kids went to the pumpkin patch earlier that day, then we got to hang out and have dinner together. Jadyn always seems so amused by Zoe, so I can't wait to see how close they are when they get a little older. Zach is Zoe's big helper...he always likes to take care of her. What a great big cousin! And Ryder is just a go with the flow baby boy. They are all getting to the ages where they will start playing together and having a great time.

Underwood Farms

Zoe's Cousins: Ryder and Jadyn

Weeeee! Train ride all by herself...


Zach and Zoe LOVED the puppet show.

Oh Jadyn is just TOO CUTE!!!

Zach, Zoe, and Grandma

This one or that one???

Hmmmm...I still can't decide.

What a funny face, Grandpa!!!

Grandma and Grandpa took Zoe and her cousins to Underwood Farms and this time of year it is set up with the whole pumpkin patch deal. Zoe was not to sure, as always, but she definitely had parts she really liked (like the puppet show). Shaun and I didn't get to go for Zoe's first visit to a pumpkin patch because we were working, but Zoe came home with a pretty cool pumpkin and a toy tracker.

Boo at the Zoo

Zoe is going to be a spider this year. She love the song the Itsy Bitsy Spider, so it was a perfect option. We went to Boo at the Zoo at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Friday night when Jackson and Addison were visiting and it was a really fun time. The kids got to trick or treat, play a few games, go through a hay maze, and dance at the dance party. This may be a tradition for many years to come. Zoe wasn't too sure, so she stayed in her stroller most of the time, but was definitely interested in people giving her candy. She peeked in her bucket from time to time to see if her candy was still there.

Playing in the Rain

Zoe thought the sudden downpour the other day was the greatest thing ever. We happen to just be outside with our neighbors and it started to rain, then is started to pour. Zoe was so fascinated, so I let her stay under the front door overhang, but then she inched closer and closer to the "water". Well...my kiddo definitely loved playing in the rain. She let the big drips from the roof drop right on top of her head. She absolutely loved it!!! Her face says it all...

Walking in Daddy's Footsteps

Zoe loves putting on Daddy's shoes these days. Not only does she have her Daddy's looks, but she is following his footsteps in many other ways. Her vocabulary is really blowing me away too. She says "Daddy's shoes" correctly and very clearly, along with many other words and sentences. She loves to look for school buses and do "homework". Yes...our daughter loves homework already. We hope that she will love it until she is 21 or so :)...

Camping at Lake Cachuma

We had a perfect site.

Hands-on Nature Center

Fishing for the first time :)

"Look, here's my elbow."

Fun with Leaves

Hmmm...what is that thing???

Shaun caught a really decent size rainbow trout.

Ooops! Zoe tried to be a big girl and do it "all by herself" and fell over.

We took Zoe camping again...this time we just went for a weekend to Lake Cachuma. Shaun and our neighbors wanted to go fishing because they didn't get to go over the summer. Also, Jeff and Wendy just got their new trailer, so we had to try it out. Zoe had a bit of congestion and allergies (I think...), so she wasn't in the best of moods the whole time, but it was still nice to get away. Shaun caught a fish...the only fish caught for us :). Zoe didn't know what she thought of it...We took her to the nature center there and it was so great. She got to play and touch almost everything in there. Zoe even got to fish!!! She caught a big one! Feathers were pretty fun too. She giggled so much when we tickled her with the feathers. After we left, Wendy found piles of leaves and Zoe loved the leaves falling over her head.

Cousin Zach's Birthday

Zoe went to her cousin Zach's 2nd birhtday party a couple of weeks ago. You can tell he's a big brother because he helps Zoe whenever she needs it. He gets her toys, cups, snacks, etc. What a great big cousin!!! They played a little and ate cupcakes. Zoe thought that was the greatest thing. She asked for more after devouring a whole cupcake and of course Mommy's answer was a big fat no.