Monday, October 31, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Afternoon Play

In our neck of the wood…

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Apparently it snows in Minnesota?!?  It’s not in the immediate forecast but it will sometime soon…so we’re trying to squeeze as much out of the fall as possible.

Be blessed.

A Day on the Farm

This week, we  enjoyed spending a beautiful day on my aunt and uncle’s farm…

Little A enjoyed taking everything ‘farm’ in…

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While B found himself content with the tractor!

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For B, the tractors seemed to be the main attraction, though he did check out the pigs, goats, sheep, horses, pumpkin patch and enjoyed driving a small tractor and trailer!

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A kept B company as he waited for lunch…

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Lunch on the farm may have been the highlight for everyone as a large tractor pulling a combine trailer drove by in front of the large window in the kitchen/eating area…B squealed as he watched the large machine harvest corn.

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As for the rest of us, w e enjoyed a delicious soup buffet for lunch before heading home for a good afternoon nap.

Thank you  Uncle J & Aunt A for a beautiful ‘respite’ city life…we’ll be sure to come again!

Be blessed.

Oh, the Satisfaction!

A few weeks ago at the lake, we threw water balloons (despite the chilly October air)…to help our hearts and burn off some steam.

A gracious neighbor shared some balloons…

We filled them up with water…

We went up onto the balcony…

And threw them against the tall trees!

The simple act of throwing a water balloon (with all your might) against a tree trunk is quite therapeutic…watching the latex balls explode and splash provided such a simple satisfaction!

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The next time we need to blow off some steam we might try a piƱata…as we wouldn’t want the balloons to freeze midair!

Be blessed,

Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago we stopped by a pumpkin patch on the way to the lake…it was sort of an impromptu trip (the kids aren’t wearing cute matching clothes…like I had envisioned) but we have the memory!

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Be blessed.