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Jacob's pumpkins.


Jacob watching the tractor as it waits for the semi truck to come back.




Jacob laying on the bed in his "giant house".


Boys having fun with foam blocks in the tub.

Blowing it over.

Watching for Kenzie and Daddy to come home.

Adam woke up around 7am. I checked on him and his clothes were wet. He was also a very stinky boy. After cleaning him up I tucked him back in bed. He lay quietly but I don’t think he every fell asleep. Jacob woke up at 8am. We cuddled on the couch and watched Curious George. Adam soon got down to play on the tricycle. He liked to ding the bell. Jacob asked me to read a Clifford book so we read that several times. I lay on my side on the couch and played cars with the boys. Jacob used the ties from hooded sweatshirt to fill up his car with gas and put air in the tires. After snack time Jacob helped me make a pumpkin decoration. I cut out some orange pumpkins and then cut out shapes for eyes, ears, and mouths. Jacob had fun choosing how to design each pumpkin as we glued on the pieces. He also requested some ears and eyebrows. Then we stapled the pumpkins to some string and hung it up. The farmers were still working on the sugar beets this morning. I noticed they were going up and down the field right next to our neighbor’s driveway and this time the huge semi truck was driving next to the beet harvester. By the time we got dressed and out there they were a few rows back and the semi truck was just leaving. The farmer in the tractor beeped his horn and waved at the boys. Jacob excitedly waved back. Soon the semi truck was back. First it stopped in the field by the road and emptied out the back of his truck. I would have never guess that this semi truck could lift up just like a dump truck. The back of this huge truck was straight up. It was really neat! We were so interested in watching them that we didn’t even notice our neighbor drive up her driveway which Jacob was standing in. Jacob moved out of her way and she waved at us as she drove past. We watched as the semi truck drove next to the tractor and they finished their row. After that row they were done. Temp was low 50's and sunny:) We collected 6 eggs from the coop and then went inside for a late lunch. Jacob built a “giant house” with so many of his toys under and around the counter. He made a spot for Adam and I. We sat in his house and talked on our “phones (microphones)”. Adam sang "keen up" in the microphone. Jacob got the pillows from the couches and made himself a bed. Jacob’s Kangaroo outfit arrived in the mail today. We went to the post office to pick it up. The mailman gave each of the boys a piece of candy. On the drive back I made up a little song about their costumes. Jacob laughed and wanted me to sing a song about Hailey, Max, and Jack’s costumes. Jacob was excited to try on his outfit when we got home. After laying Adam down for his nap Jacob and I read some books. We then sat at his table and played with his cars and foam blocks. Then I worked on a pile of laundry as he continued to play at the table. The kangaroo costume had a pouch and baby kangaroo, which I removed. Jared came home around 5pm. The boys took turns getting rides on the tricycle. We made chili for dinner. Jared left around 8pm to pick Kenzie up from Mom’s house. She asked if she could stay here and work on schoolwork with Uncle Jared. Tomorrow is the end of the first marking period at her school. She still had many red (missing assignments) on her calendar and she isn’t allowed to go Trick or Treating (which she’s know about for weeks) unless the red is gone. After Jared left, the boys and I went outside to take care of the animals. I carried hay to the horses and each of the boys grabbed a handful of hay also. Adam just had a little hay in his hand, which he handed to Nutmeg. Jacob threw some hay into Sammy but Nutmeg quickly chased him away. Jacob said, “she’s eating my hay!” As we told the horses goodnight Jacob said, “and don’t let the bed bugs bite”. Jacob was excited to find an egg in the hay and we found three more in another spot. The boys (and I) had fun playing with foam blocks in the tub tonight. Adam was tucked in bed and I was reading to Jacob when Jared got back with Kenzie. They worked on homework for about an hour.