Pumpkin Patch

Every year it is our tradition to visit Helene's Hilltop Orchard to get pumpkins, eat some caramel apple pie, go on a hayride and do the corn maze.   Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans this year.   The day was super cold, wet and all around nasty and this was our last chance to go!  They shut down all the attractions so to document the short lived trip, we took pictures of us in the car!!!  At least we're still smiling!  So as an alternative we went out to get a bite to eat!  Not quite as exciting but at least we were all together!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's....the Boersma's?

Over the past weekend, we were invited to our friend's house for a family Halloween party!  We felt a little like the Incredibles family when they were out of shape!  :-) LOL!!!  It was fun though and I know the kids were happy that we dressed up with them.  Thanks for the awesome party Timlers!

Speaking of our friends, here they are Rob, Lanette and Peyton.  So that's how Darth Vader was born!  It was when an AC/DC fan and a witch got together!!! LOL

I think the hit of the night was when the kids got to dress three of the "mommy's" like "mummies"...which then resulted in a whole new game with the TP!

Kids Say the Darndest Things!!! Dad Version

1. What is something Dad always says to you?

Kate: "Get your pajamas on, brush your teeth.  Clean up."

Jack:  "Turn off the lights."
2. What makes Dad happy?

Kate:  "When I clean up."

Jack:  "When I play with him."

3. What makes Dad sad?
Kate:  "When I lie."

Jack:  "When I don't do stuff he asks me to."

4. How does your Dad make you laugh?

Kate:  "When he brings me somewhere and it's fun."
Jack:  "When he does funny stuff."

5. What was your Dad like as a child?

Kate:  "Cool, going to cub scouts, weird, funny and loved by you Mama!"

Jack:  "Ummm... I don't know."

6. What is his favorite thing to do?

Kate:  "Do his job and be as a family."

Jack:  "Play with me, wrestle and do the dribbling game."

7. What does your Dad do when you're not around?

Kate:  "He works."

Jack:  "He works in his office."

8. What is your Dad really good at?
Kate:  "Working and he's really good at seeing people."

Jack:  "He's good at playing the dribbling game."

9. What is your Dad not very good at?

Kate:  "He's not very good at smoooo....king or picking his boogers or crying.  Not good at holding the tip of the pencil when writing or writing cursive or playing Hullabaloo and really REALLY not good at lying and he's not good at... I have something else, when Mater pooped on him and Dad got mad at him, so he wasn't calm with him."

Jack:  "Not good at singing... cuz he always sings like blaaaayyaahhh [laughs]."

10. What does your Dad do for his job?

Kate:  "He gets money?  He works to get money and helps the community."

Jack:  "He sells stuff."

11. What is your Dad's favorite food?

Kate:  "Candy, cake, cupcakes and cookies!"

Jack:  "Lobsters?" 

12. What makes you proud of your Dad?

Kate:  "That he works."

Jack:  "When he does fun stuff with me."

13. What do you and your Dad do together?

Kate:  "We play."

Jack:  " Wrestle."

14. How are you and your Dad the same?

Kate:  "I don't know."

Jack:  "That we're both boys."

15. How are you and your Dad different?

Kate:  "boy-girl, girl-boy."

Jack:  "That we have different colored hair."

16. How do you know your Dad loves you?
Kate:  "Because he says it and he gives me kisses all the time and stuff."

Jack:  "Because he does good stuff when we play together."

17. Where is your Dad's favorite place to go?

Kate:  "The couch and watch TV."

Jack:  "Disney World."

Kids Say the Darndest Things!!! Mom Version

1. What is something mom always says to you?

Kate: "Brush your teeth."

Jack:  "Turn the lights off."
2. What makes mom happy?

Kate:  "When I clean up... the whole house."

Jack:  "If I do good stuff."

3. What makes mom sad?
Kate:  "When I lie."

Jack:  "If I do bad stuff."

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Kate:  "When you bring me somewhere fun and I start laughing."
Jack:  "If you do funny stuff."

5. What was your mom like as a child?

Kate:  "Ummm, fun, nice, cute and happy."

Jack:  "You were big." (Mom:  "What do you mean I was big when I was little?"  Jack:  "I don't know."  Mom:  "Do you mean I was tall?"  Jack:  "YEAH!")

6. What is her favorite thing to do?

Kate:  "Have fun with me."

Jack:  "Sleep and exercise."

7. What does your mom do when you're not around?

Kate:  "You shop and wrap presents for me."

Jack:  "I don't know."

8. What is your mom really good at?
Kate:  "You're really good at taking care of me."

Jack:  "Exercising."

9. What is your mom not very good at?

Kate:  "Smoking."  (by the way, I've never smoked ANYTHING in my life!!!  So who knows, maybe I'd be quite excellent at it!).

Jack:  "Playing on our play-set."

10. What does your mom do for her job?

Kate:  "You watch babies."

Jack:  "Check the fire alarms."

11. What is your mom's favorite food?

Kate:  "Yours?!  As long as it's healthy food!"

Jack:  "Vegetables." 

12. What makes you proud of your mom?

Kate:  "That you take care of the babies and when you come with us out to the bus stop."

Jack:  "When you play with me."

13. What do you and your mom do together?

Kate:  "We watch movies and do crafts and art and we talk."

Jack:  "Do fun stuff."

14. How are you and your mom the same?

Kate:  "We're the same cuz we're both girls, we have long hair, I came from your belly, we both don't like drugs or smokers and we like our family."

Jack:  "We both have blond hair."

15. How are you and your mom different?

Kate:  "We're different cuz you're a grown-up and I'm a kid and we're not twins or the same age."

Jack:  "Our clothes."

16. How do you know your mom loves you?
Kate:  "Because you give me kisses and tell me you love me and you never lie to me."

Jack:  "Because I do good stuff."

17. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Kate:  "Disney World."

Jack:  "New York."

New York Baby!!!

Soooo....Josh and I just got back from an AMAZING trip to New York!  It was my first time ever and Josh's first time going without work.  We got to visit our friends Jeff and Jenn and see their adorable twin boys, Charlie and Jace.  We even celebrated Jeff's birthday and met a handful of their closest friends.  They were so welcoming and nice...and the wine was flowing that night! LOL  It was definitely a trip filled with fun and many memories were made!  I can't wait to go back someday!

Josh really isn't this funny...Jace just happens to smile ALL the time.  That grin is tattooed in my brain!!!  What a cutie pie!

My first look at the impressive New York skyline.

The whole gang!

Our first New York ferry ride.

The skyline is just as impressive at night!

My first New York cab ride.  This is the only time you'll see my eyes open and a smile on my face...the rest of the time I was covering my eyes and saying a little prayer!! LOL

Our room in Times Square.

We had brunch at the famous Tavern on the Green.

We saw a lot of sailors!  I had to snap at least one photo of them.

The church at Ground Zero where memorials are set up inside.  It was really sad, but I felt like it was my duty to visit and remember those that died and why our soldiers are fighting and dying to keep our freedom.

The subway system is still shut down around the area.

The New York Stock Exchange!!!  I'm not sure why I'm smiling since everything was spiraling out of control on Wall Street!  Maybe I knew it was going to have a massive gain on Monday! ;-)

Ahhh, a perfect imitation of George Washington.  Bravo!

Times Square

Jeff's Birthday party.

Jace was caught a little off guard here... sort of a deer in the headlights kinda look, but oh so cute!

Charlie-man...lookin' good my friend!

These little chairs are hilarious!

Here's the ferry ride back into New York after Josh got to go to a Jets game.  This game was awesome for two major reasons: #1:  The Jets ACTUALLY won and #2:  He got to see Brett Favre play in person!!!  What an amazing day he had with "the dudes".  Definitely a highlight of the trip!!!

30 Rock!

On top of Rockefeller center.  Yikes it's high up here!!!

In front of the ice-skating rink.

Josh is getting a good ear flushing in this picture!

We needed a "little" bite to eat at the end of our long day, and a BLT sounded just right.  Little did I know it'd be a large as Rockefeller center!

Check out the buns on that!  He must work out...

Hmmm...what should I do next???

Yeah baby!

I just had to get my picture taken with a NY cop!

We made this poor fool peddle us around on his bike "chariot" through Central Park!  Of course I had to take a picture of the guy's buns.  Josh was so embarrassed!  He can't take me anywhere! :-)

Josh Boersma IS the new Apprentice...oops!  You're fired!

We spotted the Love Guru's lingerie!  Yes, those are door knockers for your "knockers"!

The views from 30 Rock in the daytime.

Okay, Josh said I had to put this picture in.  I have this bad habit of biting my straws...this time, it bit back!  The straw actually split open and grabbed onto a taste bud.  We were ordering food in a bakery when the incident occurred.  I had to leave the shop and when Josh came out, he about died from laughter and of course had to take a photo.  He made me pull the straw away from my tongue to get the full effect!

So long boys!  It was great visiting you and your parents!!!  I can't wait to see you all again!