Fall Photo Shoot

I took the boys to the park a few Mondays ago.  I wasn't really planning on taking these kind of photos, but they were going along with it for once and I took advantage.  I would have dressed them a bit differently.  Alex had on a shirt that was all fuzzed up because I pull-up got in the wash (a clean one).  Ah, oh well one day I will go through and fix it up.  It started cold and then got really warm so, I got the short sleeve shirts out of the diaper bag.  Should have just kept their sweaters on and made them sweat.  But, they would probably not be as happy and would have had red cheeks.  Part of the fun of photography with kids!

Labor Day

On Labor Day, we were thinking of going to the Saline County Fair, but it ended up that it was closing an hour after we arrived. So, we decided to go across the street to the animal rescue place. I've heard of the place, but we never went before. It was amazed it was like a mini zoo. There were parrots, turkeys, peacocks, a wolf, emu, an aligator, some farm animals and a few strange creatures I have never seen before. There was no one else there and the boys enjoyed themselves for good hour and then we found a restaurant that was open to have lunch. It was a nice relaxing Labor Day, enjoying the great weather.

Alex found out that he talks parrot. He mimicked their screeching and then they ALL repeated it back together. He thought it was hilarious and would not stop for the remainder of the time. The large crow like raptors did the same thing. We had the birds all riled up before with left.

Firetruck Muster

We went back to Riverside Park this weekend for the Firetruck Muster. There were many fire engines there, many of them spraying water into the river. The boys really enjoyed themselves, this was their kind of event. We at lunch in downtown Ypsilanti after we had our fill of firetrucks.

Loving it!  A fireman hose all to himself!

Luke found a bear in the truck

In the back of the truck

Poor Alex, the hat is just too small, they didn't have any adult size hats for his larger than average head

waiting for food...

Ypsilanti Heritage Festival

We went to the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, last Saturday the 18th. We went primarily to for the Gemini concert. They are local children's band, much like our favorite Raffi. I was hoping for an out door festival, but it was in a very crowded tent. So, we listened more than watched and ate our picnic lunch outside of the tent. Afterward we looked around at various booths and exhibits. By far the favorite were the antique engines.

The Huron River, next to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti, where primarily all the booths were for the festival

Listening to Gemini while eating a picnic lunch

dad makes the best seat

We need one of these, Alex could not get enough, it turned corn kernels into corn meal

another turn

Kensington Metropark

We went to Kensington a last Friday, the 17th with Theresa. Luke is obsessed with Theresa and asks for her at least 40 times a day. I think the does more because he is hitting the terrible twos hard these past few weeks and will often ask for things he know he can not have and then throw a tantrum when I say no. I found that humor is the best way to combat this as he can never ignore a good joke and will begin to crack up and stop the tantrum.

Anyway the weather was perfect last Friday. We went to the farm center there, had a picnic lunch and played on the playground. We were there for almost four hours loving the one of the last few Fridays of summer.