Pumpkin Patch and Halloween

This year we went to the pumpkin patch by our house. We had a great time. Payton mostly loved the animals. He even got to feed them. We went to trunk or treat at our church on Friday and went trick or treating on Saturday. Payton mostly just loved shooting his guns. He was a real trooper and we were very proud of him. He is just getting so big. He of course figured out that if he said trick or treat he would get candy. He had a long day and was definitly done by the time we finished.

Payton, Ryan, and Nicholas

We were all pretty tired to begin the night in the first place.

The Cake

I just wanted to post the cake my sister and I had for Paytons birthday. We were both shocked at how good it came out. We are honestly not very creative or crafty people. It was definitly a process to make. The ears where 3 layers and the face was 2. We filled the layers with chocolate pudding. He had to let it cool in the fridge after each layer before we put the frosting on. Even with the frosting we had to do two layers so the crumbs from the cake wouldn't show through. It's definitly not a cake you would see on 'Ace of Cakes' but we thought we did a pretty good job.

the face

the ears

it coming together

it actually kind of looks like Mickey Mouse

the finished product

Paytons Birthday

Payton had a wonderful birthday. His grandpa made him pancakes for breakfast witch Payton loves. We went to the Zoo for the day and got to see so many animals. He was kind of grumpy most the time, but I enjoyed it. We saw so many baby animals. Most the time he would just sit in the wagon but after a while we were able to get him out and he thought it was fun to have one of us sit in the wagon. He even tried pulling my sister in it.

 Payton got to come home and open his presents and have cake. He of course got spoiled with lots of presents. My mom gave him a Bolt stuffed animal that he just loves.(his favorite movie used to be Bolt) He honesly treats it like its alive sometimes. Tonight he was sharring his popcorn with Bolt. It's cute to watch. He got cow boy boots, a scooter, cloths, trains, shoes, and movies.

My sister and I made his cake. We were proud of ourselves. He definitly knew it was Mickey Mouse. He wasn't sure about the candles at first, but has definitly got it down now. My little boy is growing too quick. He is the cuttest kid ever, and we just love him to pieces. He makes us laugh quite a bit, and he is so good at making us just melt when he says things like, "I love you daddy/mommy, or morning mommy/daddy".

thats my dad in the background