...For Blog update overload. I am WAY too far behind on all the fun fall festivities here in Reno. :-)
(try saying that little phrase three times fast)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Grace Harvest Festival
We dressed Claire up as a ballerina, and Cadence was our little pumpkin for the church festival this year! Claire loaded up on candy, there was great grub, and we all had fun watching/ playing the games.
It was great time!
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| Claire's "silly" face Cute lil munchkins! |
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| The most creative costume I have ever seen! Had to get a pic! |
Corley Ranch
We took the kids out to Corley Ranch Harvest Festival in Gardnerville, NV last weekend. It was a typical festival, but the kids had fun. They had a kid-friendly hay maze that Claire and Talia enjoyed chasing each other in. The girls also fed the animals in the petting zoo, and we all went through the corn maze (which was in the shape of Nevada, and the path was the NV highway system). This was one that we may have to revisit every year!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Discovery Museum
Well, we finally made it to the new children's museum this month. It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway.
AWESOME!!!!!
We bought a membership and have been back already. will take more pics when I don't have to rely on my phone to be my camera, but here's the gist of it:
Jeff was able to go with us the first time, and loved the museum about as much as Claire. Claire is at such a great age, where she can start to do all the big kids' activities and still enjoy the younger ones. They have everything there, from a toddler room with a mining elevator and ore car, to a huge cloud climber! They even have the Truckee River in the middle of the museum, where the kids can follow the water from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid. It's awesome to see all the fun things they pulled from Nevada in one place. Be prepared for more pics in the future because this will be a place we visit multiple times, especially in the winter!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Miss Scarlett in the park with a cake
Our Niece Scarlett, turned ONE on the eighth. It was a cute Halloween-themed party with Vegan food (as made by her chef mom extraordinaire). Take a look at the yumminess, and tell me if you can see the difference!
Happy Birthday little one! It's going to be a great year for you!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Andelin Family Farm Pumpkin Patch
We sure miss the plethora of pumpkin patches in the Bay Area, but Reno doesn't do too badly when it comes to our own here. We actually visited one in its first year here. It is a small family-owned one, and I have to say it did not disappoint, nor did it break our pocketbook! The price included credit towards a pumpkin, fun in the "corn kernel sandbox," arts and crafts in the barn, a toddler friendly haymaze, a hay slide, and hay rides were only an extra dollar more.
We took Claire out to the patch to pick out her favorite pumpkin, and greeted animals along the way. They had a yak, emus, goats, llamas, cows, chickens, and pigs. Quite a variety! I was also able to recreate the Halloween version of where's waldo for Cadence, just like we did with Claire. Claire probably had the most fun in the maze and the corn kernel sandbox (which I absolutely think is GENIUS!).
Fall is Here!
We went from the upper 80s to upper 50s as high in Reno in a matter of days. The mountains even saw their first snowfall! It made for some gorgeous pictures in Tahoe.
I love having such beautiful nature in our backyard!
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| gorgeous clouds laying low in the mtns |
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| beautiful sun shining through the clouds (notice the snow-- IN OCTOBER!) |
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