Evans Orchard 2014

Two weekends ago we met up with a few other families at Evans Orchard. It was the Apple Festival weekend which is always a good time. It was a chilly, overcast day so the crowds were low at least for the first hour. By lunchtime the place was packed! The parents didn't get much socializing time since the play area is so huge and the kids kept running from one thing to another. But the kids seemed to have a fun time. I tried to get some pictures when the kids slowed down enough that they weren't a blur:)

Cayden was not a fan of the slide and after his one trip down he refused to play on any of the playground. Stinker.

 This was a huge hay castle/fort. The kids loved it but Jonathan got tired of chasing them through the maze and lifting them up onto all of the hay bales. 

 Adalyn with two of her sweet friends. Three bow-wearing peas in a pod. 

 Trying to not enjoy himself. Emalyn was trying to include him on the fun!

 Adalyn likes to watch American Ninja Warrior with her daddy. She thought she was on ANW doing this rope hill.

 So proud of herself.

We had to take a break from the play area for Adalyn to take a pony ride. (Cayden was all about looking at the horses up close but didn't want to ride one.)

Cayden wanted to see the animals in the barn. Adalyn was begging the entire time to go back to play in the playground with her friends. But they did have a fun assortment of animals to pet. Please notice Cayden's double cowlick. And now you can feel sorry for me.

 After a little lunch, we headed out to the orchard with the Motsch family to let the kids pick some apples. So fun that we do this each year together. Crazy to think that we used to do this even before kids! My how times have changed!

 Eli stretching for an apple.

 Cayden enjoyed carrying around his apple sipper from lunch.

 Emalyn trying out an apple to make sure it was good.

 Love these two!

 Hold up...gotta take it back a few years... How has this happened so fast?

Cayden wasn't into being in a sibling picture.

 Uncle Derek got just about the only smile out of Cayden all day:) Human jungle-gym!

As we were leaving we had to indulge in an apple dumpling. YUM!

 Adalyn and Cayden enjoyed some apple donuts and apple sippers on the way home. They had a fun-filled day!

Sports

It's no secret that we are big UK fans in this house. Last month the CATS basketball team was playing in a tournament so of course we had to support them by dressing Cayden in a full UK basketball uniform! He loved it! He thought he was BIG stuff!

We were excited for football to start! Adalyn has a cheerleader outfit from last winter that still fit and Cayden has a football jersey from a hand-me-down bag of clothes from a friend. They wore them for our first game and I thought they looked so cute that I had to get a picture!

The kids both got new running shoes since they had grown out of their old ones. They are actually the same shoes but in different colors. Cayden loved his shoes and started running laps in the house to show us how well they work. It was so cute! He was bursting with excitement!

Adalyn starts soccer this weekend so Jonathan took her to buy some pink cleats. I'm pretty sure it was his most favorite thing he's ever bought her. Of course he also bought her a matching ball. Last month he found some pink shin guards at a consignment sale and they ended up matching the shoes perfectly. She also didn't have many sporty clothes so we got her a cute little Puma outfit. She is so excited about soccer! Jonathan dressed her all up and took her outside to practice so of course I had to get a picture. These kind of take my breath away since she looks way too old!

I'm pretty sure he's secretly hoping that she takes to soccer so she can follow in his footsteps. Only time will tell! I just love that she is willing to try new sports and has fun doing it!

Zoo Birthday Party

Our nephews who live in Louisville have the same birthday and a couple weeks ago we went to the Louisville Zoo to celebrate their birthdays with them. Of course I forgot the big camera so we just got a couple pictures on our phones.

It was drizzling all day but that actually helped hold off the crowds at the zoo on a holiday weekend. We were able to get a train ride before they closed it due to rain. Cayden loved the train ride. Or maybe I should call it a "choo choo" ride. He was a fan! (Even if he doesn't look like it in these pictures.)

Then we headed over to the carousel. Adalyn loved it! I even got in on the fun!

 For some reason Cayden didn't want to ride a moving animal. He seemed to like it last time so I'm not sure why he was acting that way, but he enjoyed some time with Aunt Heather and Chaz.

After the zoo we went to Moe's to get some lunch and one last cousin picture before we headed back to Lexington. The kids had a great time spending time with family!