Trip to the Zoo

Dallas was out of school last Friday for Fall Break, and since Daddy was finished with harvest, he took the day off as well!  The previous Sunday at church, my friend Carla mentioned she was going to take her girls to the zoo on their Fall Break.  It got me to thinking about some free zoo passes we had from Daddy working Boo at the Zoo last Halloween.  When we got home from church, I found the passes, and discovered they expired at the end of the month.  I mentioned the idea to Doug, and he thought it would be a great start to the long weekend.

A quick snapshot before entering the zoo.

Here's a quick look at the last time we visited the zoo...over 3 years ago!

We found a couple bats hanging around in a cave

Dallas really liked this Scarlet Macaw (remember, his favorite color is red)

Can anyone guess what Dallas said when he spotted this guy?

Reba couldn't wait to see the giraffe.  Unfortunately, they weren't up as close as the last time we saw them.

Although, she was able to craw on the "baby giraffe", so she was pretty happy with that!

Monkey see, monkey do...

Until next time...

a-Mayse-ing Pumpkin Farm

Dallas had this past Friday off from school for Fall Break, so Daddy took the day off in anticipation of visiting a Pumpkin Farm.  Unfortunately, it was a rather cold and rainy day, so we delayed our trip to Saturday.  The day was cloudy and a bit chilly, but we still had lots of fun!  Enjoy the photos from the Mayse Farm Market...

 

Two lil' pumpkins

Dallas really liked this tall pumpkin

New to us was the Wildly Fun Rat-Race

 

Diggin' for Diamonds :)

Dallas really loved the Gourd Sling Shot!

Little Miss needed a little extra help

Next up was the Duck Races

We're thinking about doing away with the electric well, and just having the kiddos manually pump the well!

The kiddos then took a ride in the Barnyard Buggies

After going through some of the Corn Maze, we found the Giant Cornfield Slide

Next, it was time for Lil' Buckaroo's Rodeo

Finally, it was time to go...

I thought this was a great picture of Daddy and the kiddos

Until next time...

Lunch and Play Date

Yesterday was an amazingly, beautiful fall day.  We couldn't let the opportunity to have a picnic lunch and play date with Daddy pass us; especially with rain and cool temperatures in the forecast...

We met at the park in Haubstadt.  We used to meet there a lot last spring while still living in the "apartment".  Enjoy the pictures!

This is the kiddos favorite part of the Haubstadt park - watching the trains

Until next time...

Combine Ride

Yesterday, while visiting after church, my friend Carla's father-in-law was kind enough to offer the kiddos a combine ride.  Needless to say, they were very excited and did not stop talking about it yesterday afternoon or this morning!

They had a wonderful time, so thanks again Jerry!

Reba ready to go - wearing her first pair of Carhartt bibs

Quick side note/picture - here's Dallas wearing the same pair of overalls at just over 1 year old!

March 21, 2009

Apparently we were taking too long to get going, so Dallas thought he would just drive to the field

Waiting and watching

There they go

Having to empty another load

Sorry, I know it's not the best picture - Reba had been sitting on the lunch box and Dallas is in Doug's lap

Until next time...

Wordless Wednesday - We Love the Fall!

Until next time...

Pumpkin Farm

I decided to take the kiddos to the pumpkin farm this weekend.  Aunt Katie was nice enough to come down for the weekend and join in the fun!  The weather was absolutely perfect!  Much better than last year.  The sun was out, the wind was calm, and there was no crowd!  We couldn't believe how lucky we were.  There is so much to do: wheelbarrow course, trike course, big orange jumping pillow, straw barn, grain box, feed the goats, moo-choo express, and of course, the hay ride to the pumpkin patch.  Here are some pictures from our day.

Thanks again Aunt Katie!  We had so much fun with you.

Until next time...