Cornbelly's 2015

Cornbelly's has become somewhat of an annual tradition for us. Last year after the season was over we thought we wouldn't get passes this year and we'd try out some other fall festivities elsewhere in Utah. But then when fall came around again we had a change of heart :) Jayne loves pumpkins, tractors, swings etc. and this year's corn maze/entire Cornbelly's theme was minions...so it was a no brainer. So we got season passes again. They were worth EVERY PENNY! Jayne loved  going to "Cornbewweys". We honestly saw a whole new side of Cornbelly's having a toddler with us this year. We visited a lot throughout October and did a lot of things we've usually skipped or didn't even know were there in the past. Here's some of our photos from this season of fun at Cornbelly's.

She loved being able to walk into the huge pile of pumpkins and pick up whichever one she wanted to hold for a bit. Simple pleasures :)

Cutest pumpkins around!

"Mom, I'm drivin da TRACTOR!"

Elle usually slept or just hung out in her capsule/in the stroller each time we went. She's a champ!

They had cute minion characters that the kids got to interact with. Jayne asked to "give them high fives" each time we went. She would just stand and smile as she watched them. She LOVED it!

We loved the fun tire swings that are in the shapes of different animals. Jayne's riding the shark here

On a slide (that she honestly continually went on!) and a horsey swing

Oh my, this photo makes my heart so happy. This is one of the areas we didn't even venture into before this year, the Pumpkin Princess Playland area. They had a cute little tent with dresses hung up that little girls could dress up in to their heart's content. Next door was a little stage as well. Jayne loved choosing dress after dress and then dancing up on stage in her "booful dwesses" It was so cute!

Another favorite was the cow train. We just sat in these blue barrels that were decked out like cows and were towed behind a tractor for a little ride. Jayne asked for the cow train every time we visited and as soon as we got off she'd as "again!?"

We also did the traditional activities that come with our passes like the apple blaster guns, nerf gun wars, hot chocolate, the maze and kettle corn. Plus Jayne loved the giant slide castle, throwing the corn in the milk bottles, the corn pit and the grain train. We had a blast this year!

Corn Pit

Corn Maze aerial shot

Grain Train - again being pulled by a tractor :)

Ah Cornbelly's, here's to hoping it won't be too long until our next visit!

Jayne and Elle - October 2015

We snapped a few photos of our cute girls together today. I love these two little girls and seeing them interact. I can't wait to see them play together as Elle gets bigger.

 

Jayne thought it was so funny that Elle wanted to suck on her hand :) 

Sisterly love!

Phil's 28th Birthday

For Phil's birthday we were able to go and do the zip line up at Sundance Resort (thanks Mum & Dad B!) The fall colors were beautiful and I always find it refreshing to get up in the mountains. We are so lucky that this is a just a 15 minute drive from home for us! 

The birthday hunk himself on his special day

We went on 3 total stretches of zip line. Phil and I got to go down side-by-side and we both went as fast as we could! It was fun, especially to go down together!

Here is the view from the top of our final zip line stretch 

It was a fun experience and I loved getting to spend some one-on-one time with Phil. We came home that night and sang happy birthday (much to Jayne's delight) and Jayne and Phil blew out the candles a "few" times :) Happy birthday Mr. B!

Elle - 3 months

Our sweet baby girl is 3 months old now! I remember when she was born and we were in the newborn haze feeling like this time was so far away...and now here we are! We are loving having more interaction from sweet Elle and those smiles...oh they melt my momma heart!

Elle's 3 month stats:

• Smiling! She's a happy baby. We thought for a little while she might be a serious child, but she just took some warming up :)
• Coo-ing, screeching and talking it up these days. We love interacting with her and hearing her little noises
• Sleeping 11 hours each night-this is great for mom and dad's sanity!
• Loves to watch big sister Jayne. She keeps her entertained
• Has found her hands and often sucks on them
• Nuzzles into my shoulder/collarbone when sleepy

Love this little mini of ours - Happy 3 months Elle!!

Jayne's 2nd Birthday Video (and one last photo)

We decided to space out Jayne's birthday gifts a little bit this year. Sometimes a lot of presents all at once can just be overwhelming rather than exciting for a little kid. After Jayne's party ended and she had a nap and things wound down for the day, we decided it was a good time to give Jayne her last birthday present. She had outgrown her other push bike and she's working on learning to peddle and steer now. She's a happy girl!

Here's a little video of a few of the birthday moments. I just love hearing her sweet little voice. Kids are the best!

Jayne's 2nd Birthday Party

Jayne's second birthday party was a blast! It was fun as she was old enough to understand the excitement of a special party and of course, she was so excited to see the fire truck!

(Her cute shirt was made especially for her party by our friend, Jenni. Perfection!)

The firemen and fire station were amazing. They were so great with little kids, made Jayne feel special and even had a special "emergency message" come over their radios wishing a very special happy birthday to Jayne. It was cute! Here's some photos of our station visit.  

Giving a real fireman "knuckles"

She wasn't sure about it all at first, but then after her first time in the truck, she didn't ever want to get out! 

She LOVED driving the truck! 

They let the kids try out the hose as well, or pretend to anyway :) 

The kids got to explore an ambulance and a smaller/older fire engine as well. Needless to say, Jayne was in heaven - she loves trucks!

A group shot of the kids. Its so fun having lots of little friends for Jayne around.

The fire station was a big hit. This girl LOVED her party with the "fire twuuucks"

After the station visit, we came back to our house where the kids played in the backyard. We had a couple of games set up, opened presents and ate yummy food. It was a fun day!

The food table

We had fireman chow (popcorn), flaming jello, fire station PB&J, fire flames (cheetos), fiery fruit kabobs, water bottles and cupcakes.

I made these cute fire engine cracker boxes for a party favor 

The kids played on the swing set and in the play house in the yard. We also set up a coloring station to make fire-house dalmatians and a game for them to "put out fires" with water guns. The fires red solo cup towers with foam fire glued to them

Presents

 

 Cute little Elle :)

It was a perfect day for the kids to play together outside

It was a perfect day! Thank you Phil and Jocelyn for helping with the party prep, my parents for watching Elle and to the guests for coming to help us wish a happy 2nd birthday to this little cutie!