Pumpkin Patch 2013

 Pony bouncing-

Blob jumping-

Tractor pedaling-

Zip lining-

Slide slipping-

Train riding-

Sheep feeding-

Pony ploding circling-

Hay mazing-

Hay-rack riding-

Perfect-pumpkin hunting-

day.

 

 

 

*Last year.

 

A peaceful picnic

 

 They went for a walk with their lunch packed in a bag.

The kids picked the location.

I saw them on my way back from the store.  :)

My mom visited us from Iowa this week.  We took her back to the airport yesterday and we're missing her like crazy today.  Especially Ty and Cate.  Ty has asked about their garden spider several times ("NOT the one here- the spider at the cemetery!")  My mom gave them all a new appreciation for all things spider related.  That's the old second-grade-insect-unit coming out in her.  Ha!

Anyway, it was nice having her here.  Hopefully next time my dad will be able to come too. 

And I'll get out my camera.

A morning at the park with friends

(ants.)

(hiding from the 'little kids'.)

(dewy grass.)

(stealing 2nd.)

(flipping.  while waiting in line for the bathroom.)

When Cars find my lost earrings

 -I guess it merits (rather polite) news reporters:

 This little boy makes me laugh...

*I found those cars (and my earrings!) like that after Ty was down for a nap yesterday.  When I asked him about it he said, "Well, the cars are gathering up those 'rings' so the reporters won't see them."   Ha!

FCA Mini-Conference 2013

Or-

"The Year of the Birdhouse"

 Our friends from the beach came to the weekend camp this year and the 3 big girls (5,7,&8) spent their time cleaning up and "fixing" the birdhouse they found somewhere on the ground.  I especially loved how they rigged a long stick to hang it:

 Totally something I would have done as a kid.

 This was the 2nd trip in a row to Batesville that I accidentally left my good camera at home. 

 The girls found a "secret trail" in the woods that they begged and begged someone to take them on.  (They had to have an adult with them.)  Finally they convinced Pepa to go!  That is the sign of a great grandpa- he was in charge of the entire operation, but took time out to escort four small kids through the trees!  :)

 It's amazing how fast the littlest ones have changed since the beach!

(Bianca- 6 mo)

 A little taste of chapel:

4 or 5 of our players are dancing on stage and our kids are behind the camera in the grass!

 

 

 

 

We sure do love FCA.  :)