Camp Kecko: October 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

They're Creepy And They're Kooky, Mysterious And Spooky...

What else did we cram into our October?? Shayne flew "home" to visit his parents at their new river house in Virginia to help work on the remodeling and really enjoyed snarfing down some Maryland crabs and putting his hands to use other than making spreadsheets! While he was gone, I and the kiddos hosted Grammy Su and Grandpa Bar and the Greats Wakefield for Sunday dinner. Natasha whipped up that adorable pumpkin to wish her friend a happy birthday and designed the awesome centerpiece with nature surrounding our house...love that girl and her creativity!

Down And Down She Goes...

I don't know whether Fynnley likes to go to the pumpkin patch every year or if she just gets really excited about the idea of it but doesn't really love the actual event execution...because every year we go and she is pretty much in a funky mood and whining the entire time. Okay, so this year she did have a pretty bad cough to accompany her, but still...
Nonetheless, we showed up with the rest of her preschool class at Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove to have a morning of running through the hay maze, flying down the big slide on potato sacks, chasing after the farm animals in the petting pen (thanks dirty ducks for splashing your disgusting black water all over the back of Fynn's lovely, yellow dress...uh, yea, it is now ruined!), squishing as tightly as we could on the hayride over to the pumpkin patch and taking approximately 3.5 minutes to pick out the PERFECT pumpkin. Ah, good times, good times...??

Saturday, October 30, 2010

These Boots Are Made For Walking...

Hundreds of theme-decorated pumpkins, lots of hay bales, a snack stand and bunches of families walking the designated path with students squealing in delight over the display of his/her pumpkin...yep, that about sums up the Legacy Elementary Annual Pumpkin Walk...
It was strange this year to only have two said pumpkins to ooh and ahh over (we missed our Tash's always creative entry!) but the boys did a great job personalizing their little, orange gourds and we loved checking them out!

Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

Seriously? October 26...6 inches of white stuff...two days later...68 degrees...this weather is whacked...
But Fynn didn't care! She just wanted to PLAY!! (for about 15 minutes...)

Let's Hear It For The Boys!

I saw a photo contest on a photography website last week asking people to submit photos of what they think of when "FALL" is mentioned...I thought about that and decided I would track down a package of Halloween Oreos (complete with orange creamy frosting) and submit an awesomely staged photo to win the contest. Of course, that never happened....why?? Because since I began my photo biz, what "FALL" really means to me is CRAZY BUSY!!! I have four kiddos involved in four different sports and juggling that with my biz has kept me HOPPING this season (oh, that reference is more apt for another season, I suppose!) So, here's my little floppy blond boy at his last flag-football game (first time he's given this sport a shot and I think he just might be hooked!)

And We'll Have Fun, Fun, Fun...Part II, The Beach

Mission Beach, CA!!

Keckley Kidisms

Fynn--"I know why trees don't blow away." [Why?] ''Cause they are nailed to the ground!"
Fynn--"I want to be a fork for Halloween! Can you make me a fork mask?" [Uh...I'll have to get back to you on that!]
Fynn--[I asked during scripture study, 'What is outer darkness?'] "I know! A cave with polar bears and bats!"
Fynn--"I don't want to take a bath! Baths are SO not fair!"
Fynn--[As I shut the drawer] "Mom, why are you squishing it away?"
Fynn--"How did Jesus get our teeth on?" [You got me!]
Fynn--"I'll put the shells on Dane's nightmare so he knows where they are." [Um, that'd be the night stand.]
Fynn--"Dane always make a mess...and he bodders me every day!" [Yes, dear, he does get a kick out of bothering you...]
Fynn--[Raining yet again] "I hate this outside--we need to make it more colorful!" [Indeed!]
Fynn--"You're my worst Dane ever!" [Hmpf!]
Fynn--"When I grow up, I want to be a hot girl, too...like Leslee..." [Bwah, ha, ha! Out of the mouth of babes...]
Fynn--"At ballet, we do exercise...I call it yoga..."
Fynn--"Tash didn't put anything in my hair...no flower, no clip, no BRAINS!" [Fynnism for braids!]
Fynn--"I can't wait 'til I can have REAL make-up!" [Ummm, I can!]
Fynn--"I wish I had a pink elbow!" [That'd be a bra.]
Fynn--"Look, Mom, I'm a big girl! We just don't need babies anymore."
Fynn--[After listening to this random woman at WalMart postulate to me over the lazy dressing habits of today's youth and then starts to walk away] "She is OLD!" [Oh dear...hand clamped over her mouth hoping lady didn't hear...]
Fynn--[Wearing a badge made at pre-school that says Officer Fynnley. I ask 'What kind of officer are you?'] "A pink officer, of course!" [Duh. Of course.]
Fynn--[What do you think of my new pillow for the couch?] "Um, it's a little bit boring, actually. I know, buy some princess pillows!"
Fynn--"Dad can't go swimming! He has to go to work to get us flowers and food...and books!"
Fynn--[You know, you're kind of cute.] "Yeah...you should buy me again!"
Fynn--[I say, 'Do you want to help me pick out some oranges?'] "Ugh! Why do I have to help you do EVERYTHING??"
Fynn--"I don't like our house anymore...it's too round and fluffy!" [Ohhhkayyy....]
Fynn--"Someday, I want to be a big girl doctor!"
Fynn--[While looking at an old family picture] "I want to be a baby like that again! Why can't I be like that again?"
Fynn--"Mom, you are difficult!" [Um, okay...]
Fynn--[When we can't find a hairbrush] "Those kids [her siblings] took it! They are tricky--we should take them back to the store and trade them for some rocks!"
Fynn--"I don't like that boy horse! I like girl horses." [Oh, really? What do girl horses look like?] "They're pink with feathers, and they might turn into a unicorn!" [Ahh, of course.]
Fynn--"Look! I went good poop! I didn't go bad poop!" [What is bad poop, then?] "You know, like die-rhea!" [Ohhh...]
Fynn--"Mom, I ate all those candy bars 'cause they were afraid in their wrappers!"
Fynn--[Coming inside the house] "Hello, parents!"
Dane--[After family prayer] "I could hear Fynnley and her eyes were open!"
Fynn--[I asked her what color of costume she would choose if she were a superhero] "Snow white, yellow and blue!"
Dane--"Don't give Fynn any peas, because peas hurt her feelings!"
Dane--"Black is not a color, except for our President"
Dane--[As I'm reading my book] "How can you read if your mouth isn't moving?"
Dane--"If people keep having babies, will the Earth stay the same and never change?" [obsessed with the destiny of the Earth after the Resurrection]
Dane--"Mom! My sandwich was so gross today! It had seeds in it!" [uh, that's CRUNCHY peanut butter]
Fynn--"Eating brehfast [breakfast] wears me out!"
Dane--"I wish I was a Fun-Dip..." [have to admit, I do think that when tipped upside down, his hair would pick up that sugar pretty well!]
Dane--[After I asked the kids what they want to be when they grow up] "When I grow up I want to be a Wipeout contestant!"
Fynn--[Talking to herself in her room] "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful, ballerina girl--and it was me! And I was SOOO beautiful..."
Fynn--[During prayers] "Bless my shina won't hurt anymore." [Uh, yeah, her version of the female part! Diaper rash can really focus her, I guess...]
Fynn--[After Dane asks if she wants to play] "Yes, my dear!"
Fynn--[Pointing to the white part of a fried egg] "I no eat the skinny!" [Yeah, me either...]
Fynn--[After Dane asks if he can have another donut] "No, my son."
Fynn--[As she is watching me put away silverware in each place] "Good choice, Mom!"
Fynn--"I wanna dance ballet, like a pig!" [Huh??]
Fynn--[After being handed her bowl of cereal] "Thanks, Mommy! You're a good girl..."
Dane--"So, like, if I do a bunch of good things, I'll get a mansion in heaven??"
Fynn--"I'm not a baby, I'm a sister!"
Fynn--[While trying to pedal a tricycle at WalMart] "Mommy, it no work! It need new batteries!"
Fynn--"I love your outfit, Mommy!" [oh, such the fashionista...]
Fynn--[Before being hauled off to bed]"Wait! I need to give Daddy a lullabye!"
Fynn--"Look! There's a tick-tock!" [while pointing to a clock in the mall]
Fynn--"I have a bad feeling..."
Dane--"Dad, do you speak Japan?"
Fynn--"Brownies are best for girls!"
Fynn--[as we drive past IM Flash building] "There's Daddy's work! That's where Daddy lives!"
Fynn--"I'm gonna juggle balls when I be two!" [uh, you ARE two...]
Fynn--"Grammy take me to Old McDonalds?"
Dane--"Do I need to wash my leg pits?"
Fynn--"Grandpa's a good boy."
Fynn--"Dane making me cranky!"
Dane--[While eating lunch before heading off to school] "I'm fading...."
Dane--[While reading the scriptures] "I wonder what the house of the devil looks like? Is it all fire and gas, or what?"
Fynn--[After a "Dancing with the Stars" commerical flashes on TV] "Oh, she naked, Mommy! She need to get dressed! She need a shower!"
Fynn--[After drawing a "heart"] "Oh! I wub it! This my new best day!"
Dane--"Dad, when you die, can I have all your money?"
Dane--"Mom, do you love my valentine?" [Yes, I love it] "Do you love it more than Jesus?" [Whoa--didn't see that one coming...]
Dane--[While we are driving late to church and the light turns red] "Ooo, that's gonna waste time! Too bad we can't speed, huh, Mom?" [Like I'm not already doing that!]
Fynn--"I wuv Ariel...she's so bootiful"
Fynn--[Walking past Shayne in the hall] "Excuse me, Sir!"
Dane--"My sunglasses don't work! 'Cause when I look into the sun, it still hurts!"
Fynn--[I overhear her naming the princesses on her sippy cup] "Dat's Belle, and Cin'rella, and Jasmine, and Sleeping Nudie..."
Dane--[After explaining that his dad gave the same kind of first kiss to every girl which he titled "The Shayne"] Dane queries,"Does Dad give us the Shayne??" [Ummm, no.]
Fynn--[I said,'Thank you, Fynn!'] She said,"You're welcome, dear..."
Fynn--[I ask Fynnley,'Are you skipping?'] She replies, "No, I'm yipping!"
Dane--[After being told to clean his room] "Why can't you just do it?" [My reply-'You have to learn how to work.'] His reply,"When I get old, all I need is a bed and a BIG TV!"
Fynn--[whenever her siblings do something she doesn't like] "My Mommy says..."
Dane--[After being told to put his scriptures back in the table drawer] "But do I have to shut the drawer? I'm just going to open it again tomorrow!"
Dane--"When can I go live with Mario?" [he's a lot obsessed with the Wii]
Dane--[While reading me a book] "I like periods. They're good. But what I really like is eskimoskin points!" [exclamation points!]
Fynn--"No more poopie-doos, I'm a fresh girl!"

Sunday, October 31, 2010

They're Creepy And They're Kooky, Mysterious And Spooky...

Down And Down She Goes...

Saturday, October 30, 2010

These Boots Are Made For Walking...

Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

Let's Hear It For The Boys!

And We'll Have Fun, Fun, Fun...Part II, The Beach

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