A Trip to Great Grandma's

This past weekend we went to visit Josh's Grandma. On Sunday at church, they had a country western day. After lunch, they had a couple horses to ride. Both boys rode. Will is already asking for a horse!!

Firetrucks!

At our library, some firemen came and talked with us. Afterwards, we went out and got to climb in and look at the firetruck. The boys were a little scared when they saw the fireman in all his fire gear but they explained that they are our friends!

Field Trip to the Apple Orchard

pull harder!!

That's a big bite!

Will's class went on a field trip to the apple orchard. I went along as a chaperone. We had a lot of fun picking apples and eating them! Each child got to pick a small bags worth. Needless to say, I got stuck carrying them! Later that day, we made some caramel apples - they were yummy!!

Andrew's Dedication (Finally)

Josh and I finally got Andrew dedicated at our church. The pictures are dark so I just posted a couple. Andrew is now 21 months old. This time has flown by so fast! His favorite things to do are: playing "hide seek," following whatever his big brother does, and "riding" the bike which is him walking around pushing the bike. He is not quite tall enough to reach the pedals but loves pushing it around. Andrew has always been full of energy but seems even more so. Our friend commented that she never sees Andrew walking - he is always running!!

Our Garden

Wow - check out those zucchinis!

These are our 6 green beans - we each had 2 for dinner... Andrew wouldn't eat any!!

When I started the garden this year, I was thinking that I would have a variety of fresh produce all summer long. Needless to say, those hopes were crushed when nothing came up for a while afterwards. My parents and the boys then planted some new plants and I still wasn't expecting much. But..... lately, we have been getting some food! We dug up the carrots tonight thinking the tops only grew but little did we know, we actually had carrots!! Will and I were the most excited about it. Andrew just liked digging in the dirt!! Josh couldn't believe I was making him go inside to get the camera! We also picked our first two tomatoes. We are pretty excited and check every day to see if there is anything else to pick!

Visit from the Grandparents

Josh's parents came up to visit over Labor Day weekend. We went downtown one night and walked around and had dinner. We had a great time!