First Pumpkin Farm Visit

Opening day at Fleitz Pumpkin Farm was gorgeous in the morning.  We arrived early and it was already more crowded than I expected.  I prefer to get there in mid-September when the crowds are smaller, but it seems Fleitz's get busier and busier every year.

We just wandered and let the kids take the lead, selecting only a few pie pumpkins and a couple small striped ones for décor.  My boss happened to be visiting with her daughter so we chatted with them for a bit and the kids ate warm donuts with cider.  We made sure to hit all the farm's hot spots, except for the longer corn maze and hay ride... which we will save for a second trip.  :)

Sniffing out the best pie pumpkins.

I always get carried away with pictures on days like this.  The weather, the light, the mood, the season.  I just want to capture it all.

Our Weekend With Clifford

Sophie is an "upperclassman" at the preschool now, so it's time for home visits with Clifford the dog.  If you remember, Will got to do this a couple times during his second year of preschool, too.  It's an exciting experience to share our family time with a visitor like Clifford and we try to document a few of the things Clifford enjoyed the most.

Such as...

An after school "snack" prepared by Sophie.

Getting tucked in for a rest in Sophie's bedroom. 

Pancake breakfast in shades (???) on Saturday morning. 

A visit to Grandma & Papa's house and a walk around the pond. 

Buckling up ('cause it's the law!) for our drive to Erie Orchard. 

And climbing the ladder to pick some apples with Sophie! 

We can't wait to see all of the photo journals the other kids put together the next time Clifford comes to visit us this school year!

Final Swim & School Playground

Will & his buddy Aidan got to squeeze in a final swim in Nana & Papa's pool on a freakishly warm day this week.  Then temperatures dropped tremendously the very next day.

Will's got a lot of growing to do to catch up with some of his friends! 

Will's new playground love are the monkey bars.  He is obsessed with them and he's really good!  We took the kids to the elementary school playground this weekend for some fun and exercise and so Will could show off his progressing skills.  :)

So much fun stuff to do here!  We are so lucky to have this awesome new school and playground equipment for our kids to enjoy.