Corn Maze Mayhem...

Today we went to the pumpkin patch and corn maze and didn't bring a camera. Again! Poor Delaney... 2001 was the last year we took pictures of her at the corn maze. Wasn't she adorable? She still is, although I don't think she'd be caught dead in rainbow tights anymore.

We had a fun time today although we did get lost in the maze for a very long time. Zane and Taylor took a different route and found the way out very quickly but Bob and I are directionally challenged or something. We were lost! Delaney tried to take control and lead us out but we just hit one dead end after another. The sun started to go down and it was cold enough to see our breath. I was honestly starting to get worried that they would close the farm down and leave us stranded in the corn! Eventually we found the way out. Zane and Taylor had spent time finding the biggest pumpkins in the patch and dragging them back to barn. So we now have three gigantic pumpkins sitting in the kitchen. Tomorrow we will gut and carve them. Bwhahahahahaha!

Happy Birthday Delaney and Bob!!

The high school journalism club hosts a Father/Daughter dance every year and this year it happened to fall on our Father/Daughter birthday weekend! It was a really neat way for Bob and Delaney to celebrate their birthdays together.

The Jonas Brothers!!!!!

(Insert maniacal, ear damaging, non-stop screaming here)

Yes... I am an overindulgent Disney Channel watching parent. So when my daughter begged for tickets to see The Jonas Brothers in concert I couldn't stand up and say "No! You don't need to waste your time falling in love with a pretty boy band!" I just couldn't... I had a weak moment... and a flash back to 7th grade (I was madly in love with Steve Walsh of Kansas) and before I knew what had happened Taylor was jumping around shouting "Thank you Mom!!" Of course, since that kind of excitement and the word "Mom" rarely occur at the same time, all the other kids came running to see what was going on. So on Sunday we all happily piled into the truck and headed to the Puyallup Fair and a date with Kevin, Joe, and Nick! Well, in truth, it wasn't a date and we weren't all happy. The girls were happy, the boy was very unhappy, even though he had been given the opportunity to avoid the concert and go straight to the fair, and the adults were a bit frightened. And frightened was exactly what we should have been! Within minutes of finding our seats the screaming began and it went on and on. Ah.. the power of pre-teen girls (and a few boys) in love! It was quite an afternoon. After the concert we did all the fair stuff.. looked at flowers, pigs, exotic farm animals, ate food that was very bad for us, and paid a small fortune for three kids to ride four rides. It was a great day but the best part was watching Zane spend time being the big brother. He is really growing into the role of eldest. It's both beautiful and heart-wrenching.