Tuesday, September 25, 2012

PUMPKIN FARM 2012

FALL.
My favorite time of year.
I love the sights, smells, temperature, food, activities, football, new shows on TV.  There's so much to enjoy at this time of the year!  And going to the Pumpkin Farm is one of my favorite days of the year.
This past Sunday was a beautiful fall day to take an afternoon to spend at the Pumpkin Farm.  We enjoyed the afternoon with the Klein's and everyone had a great time!
There are tons of picutres!  As this is one of my favorite days of the year, lots of pictures are a must!
It was also a Bears game day, Sunday, and they had just won!
 Brady petting the animals.
 Tyler and Brady petting the pony.
 Taking a ride on the cow train.  You can see Tyler and Brady towards the front of the train and the "big" kids, Chad and Lee, in the middle with their hands up.

 Not so sure who this dog costumed person was, but Cody, Caden, Tyler, and Brady ran up to it right away to give it hugs.
 Brady coming down the slide from the tree house.
 Not a very smooth landing from Tyler.
 Tyler waiting for a ride in the wheelbarrow.
 Brady trying to cover me with corn.
 Covering Tyler with corn.
 Brady playing in the corn.
 Jumping on the big orange jumping pillow with Tyler and Brady.  Love this!  At one point all of the Klein's and all of us were up there jumping.
 I love this!
 Brady jumping.
 Tyler jumping.
 Tyler taking a break from jumping.
 Caden and Brady "helping" each other get back up to the top.
 Caden, Brady, Tyler, and Cody watching the magic show with some popcorn and juice.
 The kids watching the magic show.  Sweet little Camryn on the end.
 Happy Fall, 2012
 
 Tyler took this wonderful picture of Lee and I.

 Brady could have stayed in the house the whole afternoon!  One of his favorite spots at the pumpkin farm.
 Brady sending grass up to a goat to eat.


 The three scarecrows are Cody, Tyler, and Caden.
 Making the way to the tractor to ride out and pick pumpkins.

 Pure joy!



Lee searching for some great pumpkins for the boys.
 Brady is so happy with his teeny tiny little pumpkin!
Tyler, on the other hand, could not find a pumpkin clean enough for him.  As you can see from his face, he wasn't thrilled about this dirty pumpkin!  Luckily Brady's was pretty clean, otherwise, this could have been an issue for Brady as well.  So, rather than picking a pumpkin for Tyler out in the field, we got one for him that was already picked and washed up at the barn.

Friday, September 21, 2012

FAMILY PICTURES 2012

We got our family pictures taken in August, right before going back to school.  As always, picture day was a huge task.  I was very pleased to see that we actually got some good ones!  Here's a few of my favorites!
 Tyler-4  Brady-a few days before turning 3
 Brady Joseph-3 years old
Tyler Thomas-4 years old


 Brotherly love
 Brady did not want to take anymore pictures!  Here he is having a mini melt down and needing his Mommy.


So sweet!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND!

This past weekend was another great one for us.
Friday night Lee and Tyler went to the Newton Homecoming Football game, while my mom, Brady, and I stayed back at the house.  Tyler had a great time at the game running around and playing with his friends.
Saturday morning was Tyler's first Fall soccer game, which Brady got to play in the first half in as well.  They won the game, Tyler did Awesome, and Brady didn't do so bad himself!
Right after the soccer game, we all headed to Iowa City.  The boys stayed at my mom's house while Lee and I went to the UNI vs. IA football game.  We were able to see some of Lee's old football guys from UNI and saw some of my friends as well.  The game started out with UNI doing really well.  However, it didn't continue and ended up with the Hawks taking the win.  Allthough the game didn't go how we were hoping, it was a great day!
Sunday, we headed out to Wilson's Apple Orchard in Iowa City and then to the Raptor Center.  The boys love both of those places and we had a wonderful family day!
It was a great weekend with my mom, friends, and our family!
 Wilson's Apple Orchard
 Waiting on the trailor for the tractor to take us out to the Apples.  The favorite part of this whole trip for the boys is when the tractor, Bessie, gets "stuck" in the creek and needs everyone to yell, "Go Bessie, Go!"
 Apple Doughnuts!
 Yum!
 After the Orchard, we went to the Raptor Center to see all the birds.
 Tyler's wing span.
 Brady's wing span.
Nature walk from the Raptor Center back to our van.