West Farm

They boys and I went home to my parents for the weekend and, along with Linds and the kids, made a trip to West Farm.  It was SO. FUN!!  Fall is the start of my favorite two seasons, and, wow, this was a great way to kick it off!  Sweet Ethan wasn’t feeling his best, but he was quite the trooper and seemed to enjoy himself, too!I love a good farm field trip, and West Farm was prepared to impress, for sure.  They had some new-to-us things to do, and a favorite was the corn box!  How fun is this!Of course there were fun farm animals.There was a little hay maze and a big corn maze,this one wasn’t in to the maze,and an apple slingshot!  Another favorite!We took some pictures with the scarecrows,and then hunted for the perfect pumpkin to paintand got to work!Sam got a bit messy with the paint and Jack noticed.He walked to Sam’s paint, dipped his finger in the red, and was about to pretend Sam was his pumpkin!  Goodness!Instead of washing just his hands in the trough, Sam thought he should go for the whole head!  It cooled him off, too, so we’ll say it was a good idea!More of our fun tomorrow…

Fall fun!

We had  such a great time at West Farm today!  What a way to start off our Fall fun!I have about a million pictures from the fun day, so much more to come!

These brothers

These brothers sure can be mischievous (and I’m going to have to realize that they will wrestle each other), but wow do they love each other!We like to tell the boys three things we love about them, so the other night I asked Jack three things he loves about Mark, Sam, and me.  Sam’s were: “1. That he follows me 2. That he do’s what I do. and 3. That he plays with my toys.  That’s three!”  Be still, my heart!

Playing after nap

It was time to wake up from nap, and as I headed upstairs, I heard the boys already playing.  Naturally, I grabbed my camera and watched through the crack in the door!I love to watch when they don’t know I’m watching!

I’ve been spotted!

Thumbs up! Knuckles!

These two have many ways to say, “We’re doin’ good!”

‘Until next time’ playdate at the park

Our sweet friends Anne Carter and Cate are moving to Asheville very soon, so we all got together for one last big group playdate before they go.  We’re going to miss those sweet girls-and their mommy and daddy, too!Clark and Jeri brought cupcakes, and Sam was more than pleased!  See him licking those icing covered fingers?  Gross, I know.Mary Mac and Will!Rhys and Caroline (and I just missed Drennon!) were climbing, so Elizabeth wanted in on the fun!Wham climbing high and Danner smiling big!Elizabeth, Mary Mac, and Katherine sure made Anne Carter feel loved!Of course the swings were a big hit.  Here’s Walker,Oliver, and Sam just enjoying the breeze!Patrick-he’s a little flirt!  So happy with his momma!Everyone loves the see-saw, sweet Charlotte and Danner,and the fire truck.Sweet Alston!  She’s only six days younger than Sam.  Hey Grace, should we talk about an arranged marriage? :)Hillis was so sweet with the little ones!Mac and Jack digging for treasure (and finding a crayon!) and ordering some ice cream from the Reed girls.Kaki and John-yumm, cupcakes!!Part of the crew!As I was saying my good-byes, the boys thought they needed a few more minutes.And then they found the barely-on splashpad sprinkler and got really dirty.  Sand, icing, and now wet.  Boys.  Love ‘em.Anne Carter and Cate, we know you’ll make some wonderful new friends in Asheville!  They’ll be so lucky to have you!  We’ll miss you-until next time!