Fall Pictures in the Yard

I'm not sure I will ever pay money for a photographer. These were taken for free in ten minutes and I don't think a photographer could do much better. Well maybe, but not one I'm willing to pay for. At least not now when the boys can't sit still with a smile on their face longer than ten seconds. They were completely done after five minutes.

Alex and I were playing outside while Luke was taking a long nap. Luke has a cold, but not the chicken pox yet. Kris was adding more things to the fort. Alex likes setting the timer on the camera and seeing what we captured. He loves when I swing him around in circles and thought it was pretty funny that we got a picture of it.

So Worn Out

You know you are in trouble when your child falls asleep standing up. This was a few days before Alex came down with the chicken pox.



This is mostly what Alex did throughout his bout with the chicken pox. He only got 25 pox on the back of his left leg. He never really noticed them being there. He was just really tired and had a few nights of high fevers with weird dreams as a result. He kept going on about something dripping in his room, luckily he forgot all about it once the fever went away. Hoping that Luke will have it just as easy. We are still waiting out the 2-3 week incubation time.

Barton Dam

We were suppose to get pictures today, but as you can see Alex's hair is a bit shaggy for that. His usual hair cutter was on vacation, so we decided to stick it out until she came back. We had to get some pictures in on such a beautiful day. The boys love throwing rocks in the water! I love the shot I got on top of the hill that is now our header!

Mr. Fix-its

The newest past time outside.

A Playdate with the Wolny's, Finally!

This school year I made my day off on Fridays, matching most of my friend's schedule. Therefore, we are able to set up more play dates. My high school friend Barb came with her two boys, Ben and Nick. They are also 25 months apart like Alex and Luke, just a year younger. The boys had lots of fun playing inside and out. I didn't get any pictures of Nick. He was watching from afar in the stroller.

Enjoying Some Beautiful Weather with my Favorite Boys

last Saturday we were originally going to go to a tractor/train show at Domino's Farms, but it looked like it got rained out. So, the Botanical Gardens was close by and we decided to go there instead. The children's garden is usually crawling with a million kids, but today we had it to ourselves. I guess everyone was eagerly awaiting the football game to begin (even though it wasn't starting for another three hours).


Playing well together for a moment


Alex decided to bring all the blocks over to the table and later built a fort on top of the table. Here he is laying in the floor. This boy loves to build and construct anything out of any material!














This is the cutest pose. Just want to kiss those cheeks and make him laugh!

One last bath in the sink

Our bathtub would not close and then would not drain. It needed some repairs so Luke took a bath in the sink (he screams in the shower and hates splashing). He looked pretty funny since he barely fits now, but it got the job done.

Petting Farm

We went to the petting farm today. The boys had a chance to see a lot of animals up very close.


They followed this cow around the pen along the fence as she ate grass. Luke thought he would pick the grass and try to feed her. I guess he didn't realize he was the size of her head.


There were a few pigs actually walking around. Usually they are just laying around. There were also a lot of very small piglets to see.


We watched the turkeys for awhile. I think the birds are always the most interesting since they move around so much.


8 day old chicks


Luke kept yelling "Baa" at this sheep. I'm not sure if it was a coincidence or he actually knew that is what they said. He does love his farm book so perhaps he did know.

Raspberry Picking

We went raspberry picking on Friday with Grandma Porter, Veronica and Dominic. It was a beautiful day for it. We were a little slow on the picking and after an hour only picked $2.73 worth of berries, just enough to eat with dinner that night. It was the first day they began selling doughnuts since it was the first day of the apple picking season. We ended up with more doughnuts than raspberries.


Alex showing Luke what he found, one of the few red berries he picked. His basket disappeared before we left. I was surprised he didn't notice. He was pretty proud of his basket of berries. He kept running up to me and showing me what he found.






We saw some massive birds in the raspberry bushes. Alex thought he would run after them and "scare" them, but stopped in tracks when I pointed out their massive beaks, smart boy.


There is Veronica and Dominic out there. I took one of all of us, but Veronica threatens to kill me when I post bad pictures of her.