Trampoline fun on Monday night. Lots of giggles, screams, and tears from the kiddos.
Mommy, the kiddos, and a sampling of the apple bounty from two of our own trees!
Tuesday Twin Day:
Giddy Up, Matchy Patchy Cowgirl Boot Twins!
The boy twins:
Red shirts, fleece jackets, jeans, and brown shoes :)
Wednesday night soccer practice. Addie practiced a bit with the kids but then wanted to play on the slides at the "Big Park"
Daddy helped coach the kiddos. GO Ayson and Daddy!
On Thursday night, Ayson presented a puppet show that he made in school of the story "Tortoise and the Hare." Of course the tortoise won!
On Friday, we had a FULL house as Grandma Pat and Grandpa Roger came for a visit and so did Grandma Collene and Ruby.
Mommy and the Grandparents surprised Ayson at school on Friday when we all showed up to pick him up after school. He was SO excited to see everyone!
Princess time for Grandma Pat!
Watch out, Grandpa, the kiddos are up to something!!!
Grandma and Grandpa gave Addie a cute puppy: "Pretty Puppy." Addie was SO happy!
THEN, Grandma and Grandpa "pawned" off an obnoxious ghost toy that is LOUD and of course Ayson loves it...thanks Grandma and Grandpa. I am sure this is pay back for all of the loud toys that Mommy and Daddy have given to other kids over the years (BEFORE we had are own kids and knew better :)
Look at the smile on Ayson!
Daddy had Grandma Collene busy chopping veggies for Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) and gumbo.
While at the other end of the table, Grandma Pat and the kids were busy coloring :)
Apple Festival time!
Addie and Grandma and Grandpa on the Ferris Wheel
Bag Piper that makes the rounds every year.
Addie loved the Merry-Go-Round (a repeat favorite from the State Fair). THIS merry go round was the fastest one Mommy had ever been on! Mommy had to hold on tight when she went with Addie!
Mommy and Ayson road on the Scrambler...Ayson LOVED it! The Scrambler USED to be Mommy's favorite but ever since Mommy had the kiddos, she can barely handle swinging high on the swings at the "Little Park" let alone rides that spin and go up and down :)
SO, Mommy had Grandma Pat take Ayson on the "Spider," a ride that did go up and down and spin around fast :) Grandma was ready to sit down and chill after THAT ride. Thanks, Grandma :) :)
Grandma Pat jumping with the kids and cousins.
The Petting Zoo.
The kids giggled and laughed when the lambs would eat the food out of their hands. "It tickles!"
An Akbash (guardian dog) that was sleeping rolled over and put it's paw on Ayson. Mommy had to explain to the kiddos why the dogs slept all day: because they were up all night protecting the lambs, alpacas, and rabbits from predators like coyotes (which we hear at night).
After the petting zoo, we headed over to the BIG tractor that the kids got to climb all over.
PONY RIDES!!!!
Ayson picked Mr Rogers...great name, Big Guy!
And Addie rode Brownie (a cute little pony).
Pama and her mom, Bev, stopped by the house to say "hello." Unfortunately, ALL of the pics turned out blurry...but look at those smiles! We had to convince/cajole Addie to give us a smile...but it was worth it :)
Addie has now graduated to a "Toddler" bed!!!
Mommy waited to make the transition when Grandpa Roger (who helped Daddy set up the crib...more than 5 years ago!) was around AND we had a long weekend to work out the kinks of Addie getting out of bed on her own free will. Believe it or not, Addie had only climbed out of her crib ONCE and she did not fall...that was last week, so we knew we had to make the transition fast.
We carved a few pumpkins while Grandma and Grandpa were with us.
Grandma gave us very cool green battery powered eyes that blinked...thanks Grandma!
Monday morning, enjoying the beautiful day on the back porch.
A picture of A^3...Ayson was not cooperating.
Grandma and Grandpa
After everyone went to breakfast, we went to Camp Adam's Eden (http://adamsedencamp.com/) and checked out the camp that Ayson attended twice a week during the summer program that his elementary school ran. The weather was GORGEOUS and reached 71 degrees! There were lots of families at Camp Adam's Eden enjoying the perfect day. We even saw Ayson's "girlfriend," Lilly, and her family.
The sand box and pond. Ah yes, lots of sand came home with Ayson on Monday and Fridays during the summer :) In addition to wet clothes.
The rabbit area with tunnels for the rabbits.
Geese and chickens were also on the grounds.
We decided to go for a hike to "Overlook Point" which has an amazing view of the valley that A^4 lives in.
Looking east
Looking north east. The white strip in the valley are the apple festival tents. Mommy could not make out our house BUT she did see the church steeple that is across the street from the park and our house :)
Tully Valley from north to south:
There are SO many things to do at Camp Adam's Eden that we are considering getting an annual pass. This place is less than 10 minutes from our house! Usually we have at least a 15-20 minute drive to anything we can't walk to!
The Camp had a meadow maze with four points of entry...we did not check out the maze...NEXT time!
A "David and Goliath" sling shot range
The kiddos did great on the hike! When they got tired, Daddy and Mommy carried them on their shoulders.
After the hike, we went to SWEETIES!!!!
It is so cute to watch Addie eat ice cream. She licks the ice cream almost like a cat drinks water: short, fast, little licks.
Ayson with his coffee chocolate chip ice cream cone (and face :)
Grandma Pat reading a story to Addie (a local NY author that Mommy found at the apple festival). Grandma and Grandpa also brought the kiddos a book from a local author from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, "The Adventures of Cubby the Bear," by Dan Heuer.
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