The Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday, Jayden's class attended their first field trip of the year to the Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland. Lance and I both went along on this little trip. Jayden and his class had a great time. We watched the pig races, went on a hayride, played on the forts, picked our own pumpkins, rode the train, and fed the animals. It was a fun day for all.

STRIKE!!!!

Joshua requested to have a small but special celebration for his birthday this year. Instead of the usual 20 kid party, he wanted only his closest friends...Connor, Blake and Mikey. It was a little difficult to coordinate with the 3 families since Joshie wanted all 3 there...not just 1 or 2. So, this is the reason for the delay.

Per Joshie's request, we took the boys to Strikes (a brand new bowling/arcade/rock climbing family fun center in Rocklin) and by far the best bowling alley we've ever been to.

On his first turn, Joshie had a STRIKE!!! Pretty cool.

After 2 rounds of bowling and lunch at Strikes, we stopped at Jamba Juice and then let the boys come over and play.

The boys had a great time and didn't want to leave our house when it was time for them to go home (a trend of all of Joshie and Jayden's friends who come over). Joshua really enjoyed his "party" this year...so, it was a SUCCESS!

Still Chris Daughtry's #1 Fan

It's been several months since Chris Daughtry was voted off of American Idol. One thing that has remained the same is the fact that our little Jayden (who just turned 4) is still Chris' #1 fan(atic)! Now with posters in his room of Chris Daughtry, his rocker paraphernalia like, his leather bracelets, belts, shoes, necklace, a number of rings for his fingers and of course, Chris' signature chain on his pants...Jayden feels like Chris now. Since I wouldn't allow him to shave his head like Chris, Jayden opted for a new "do"...a head full of spikes (rocker style). He's got Chris' moves and facial expressions down to a science. He can't go a day without his Chris Daughtry fix via songs or videos from the internet, his favorite site is Chris Daughtry Rocks. He's probably Chris Daughtry's youngest and most dedicated fan! Check out previous entries on this topic..."Jayden's Broken Heart" and "Chris Daughtry's #1 Fan".

Blue Belt

Joshua recently received his blue belt in Taekwondo. As always, he practiced hard, not only at school, but at home too. We're very proud of him and his latest accomplishment. He's such a natural, it's actually pretty impressive. Being only 7 years old and taking Taekwondo for just one year, he has shown great patience, commitment, dedication and focus. He has already said that he will go all the way to black belt, and not just 1st degree black belt, but 10th degree!

He has already learned his new "form" to test for the next belt which will be purple stripe.

Congratulations to our little Taekwondo kid!!