Annual Fall Trip to Young's Dairy

We made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch at Young's Dairy Farm. We did the usual - rode the movers-n-shakers barrel ride, fed the goats and took a tractor ride over to the pumpkin patch to chop a pumpkin off the vine.

Isn't this the coolest gourd?

Joe Cool in their sunglasses ;-)

I can't explain it, but I love goats. They're such nice animals and are so cute - love them. In fact, I've told Jeremy more than once that I'm going to have a goat some day. He thinks I'm crazy...

Love my boys

Good Old-fashioned Leaf-jumping

Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it from the pumpkins and apple cider to the technicolor leaves and hayrides. This fall did not disappoint. :)

Here some pics of raking leaves with Daddy (well, Daddy raking and boys jumping)...




Some of my favorite childhood memories are from our visits to my grandparents' house in the fall. My grandparents lived in the country surrounded by woods. My grandpa would spend hours helping us rake huge piles of leaves while we jumped in them. As a kid, there's no better way to spend a fall afternoon and I'm grateful that I get to do the same thing with my boys! :)

Singin' in the Rain

After a hot, dry summer, the first day of fall was ushered in with a big rain storm. The boys and I put on our galoshes and played in the rain together. I was trying to show the boys how silly they could be by spinning, jumping and dancing around. Jordan had a blast and copied my every move. Matthew just looked at me and said, "Can we go inside now?" Haha, that's my Matt-matt for ya. Jeremy let Matt wear his floppy rain hat, so then he felt a little better and joined us for some puddle jumping. Some super cute pics of our fun...

Quote of the week...

It's so crazy that kids pick up on everything. Matthew has said a couple things in the past few days that had me rolling - especially since he probably didn't even know what he was saying.

We were in the car and the boys were just chatting with each other. They weren't arguing or anything at all, so this comment came totally out of the blue. Matthew simply said, "Jordan. You wanna piece of me?"

Then the boys were on a hike with Jeremy and my dad this weekend. Again, the boys were just chatting and Jordan asked Matthew a question. In response, Matthew said, "I can tell you, but I'd have to kill you."

Ha! Where does he get this? Pretty much the only T.V. shows the boys watch are on PBS, and I'm pretty sure I've never said those phrases to either of them. Actually, I think Mr. Potato Head says, "You wanna piece of me?" in Toy Story 2 (sad that I know that). Anyway, like I said, it's amazing how kids pick up on everything. :)

Good-bye Summer

Dear Summer,

We'll sure miss your lazy days catching crawdads in the creek, and warm evenings chasing lightning bugs in the park. We can't wait to see you again next year!

Love,
Matthew and Jordan

Flying

Of course a summer wouldn't be complete without a little flying....

Jeremy's been taking aerobatic lessons and he's gotten quite good at it. Here are some pictures of him flying a Steerman. Cool!


We also had an opportunity to take a family flight over to Indy. No pictures, though. The boys talk about airplanes all day long, so you can imagine what a treat it was for them to go up in one with Daddy. When we landed, Matthew said, "Daddy, you aforgot to do hoop-a-loops!" Next time, Matt-matt. ;-)

#42....Check!

#42 Run a 1/2 marathon - completed 09/18/10


Wow, this is a huge one for me as it has been a goal of mine for a LONG time. I will never claim to be a great runner. I'm more of a wannabe runner. :) I'm not fast at all, but I like to run and I've stuck with it for a long time - even though I'm not that good. Well finally, I reached my ultimate goal of running a half marathon. I finished in 2 hours and 27 minutes - a time which I'm pretty proud of. I can't wait to do my next one!

I ran with my friend, Alice. Well, we crossed the start line together anyway - Alice is amazingly speedy and finished about 35min before I did!

I found out the day before that my friends, Kori and Downi, were running the race too! We were able to meet up on race day. It was so fun!

My 101 in 1001