Crazy Love Gamble-Style

Lauren and I took the little kids to the park today, we have a little walking trail that ends at a play ground that they just love.  Noah even tried out the swings for the first time, I think he liked them!  Audrey loves them too!  So fun!  These little girls bring so much joy to each other, Lauren and I are so happy for them to have each other, such a blessing!  After school I took my girls to Baggenstos Farm to visit with Jessica, Nate, Max and baby Crosby. their family is about to move away to North Carolina.  We are so sad they are leaving!!  We had a nice visit, picked up a ton of red peppers (at 25 cents a piece!!), and got our first official pumpkin pictures of the season, yay!  I know I haven't been blogging at all, hopefully I will get caught up again soon...only time will tell. :)

The other day we went on a little hike with my friend Jessica.  She just had her third boy, Crosby, so we finally got a chance to meet him.  We also did a little geocaching along the way....  Love my Ava girl.  Crosby, I just love the name.  And he is adorable.  They found the first box!  It turns out that it is filled with junk, like the exact stuff I'm constantly trying to eradicate from our lives.  Maybe we can bring, and leave our random little kid treasures here, for other kids to find...just a thought.  Love these girls!  Max!  Our bug.  Oh I adore log cabins.  Had to force a group shot.  That is my job.  Ava caught a butterfly.  And eventually let it go...  Nature.  Boys.  Good luck keeping them out of the water/dirt/mud.  Cute.  I love this.  Apples for all.  Ava struggled with her complete lack of tee...

 On Sunday we threw a little baby shower for Jessica, she is having her 3rd little boy in March, if he doesn't come sooner.   How cool is this cake?  Jessica's sister Amy ordered this, it turned out perfect!  Our theme was woodland creatures.  All the food was so pretty!  This veggie tray had all kinds of animals carved into it.  So cute!  Acorns  Hedgehogs   Nests  I made this diabetic raspberry cheesecake.    Buffalo feta-stuffed meatballs  This thing was not only super cute, but delicious too.  A mixture of fruit, nuts and cream cheese.  Adorable.  Thumb print tree.  Fancy fruit skewers  Such a fun time celebrating my dear friend! Can't wait to meet this little one!