September 6th
We were invited by one of my co-workers and good friend to stop out at their small hobby farm to visit all the animals and pick apples. They have several apple trees and have an abundance of apples this year. We love to make homemade applesauce and bake with the apples so we though, why not!?
We had so much fun. The boys loved seeing all the animals; donkeys, miniature horse, ducks, chickens, kitties, etc).
Christian with the donkeys, Elsa and Ann
Charlie with Olaf, the miniature horse
It was a beautiful, sunny, fall morning!!
Charlie directing Easton on which apples to pick
And of course we had to sample some of the apples along the way!
And sample more....
And sample yet some more!
It was funny to watch the boys pick apples. They were so excited when they would find one. And then about every 3rd apple they found they had to stop and eat it :)
All the boys LOVED to pick apples!
I think we were successful!!
Thank you Kolhoffs for inviting us out to your home! We all had so much fun!
September 8th
Charlie has OT (occupational therapy) each monday afternoon. This week we had some errands to run in Rochester before OT. It was a busy day and Christian and Charlie both decided to take a small snooze while driving around. Since Easton was wide awake and we still had awhile before OT started, we stopped at a small park so Easton could get out and run around.
And it wasn't long before the boys woke up to realize they were missing out on some real fun
Charlie couldn't decide if he wanted his shoes on or off. He was having a very indecisive kind of day.
Thank goodness for OT!
I am lucky that Charlie's OT allows me to bring his brothers along. They get to try out all the fun toys and therapy tools too.
Here Charlie is playing in a sensory bin while listening to music therapy and wearing special compression clothing from Spio. He is in heaven here. Completely loves it!!
And of course, when you play hard, you crash hard :)
September 10th
Have I told you how much the boys love tractors? Well it doesn't matter what type of tractor it is....and to them, this is a tractor too...
Tyler was able to borrow our neighbor's riding mower to mow the lawn quickly and to give the boys a ride.
Who's having more fun here?
September 14th
We spent the majority of another beautiful fall day outside. We decided to take the boys to Quarry Hill's Fall Festival where they have tons of kid and family activities while enjoying their beautiful park.
But wait! What's this??! Yes, we finally have the right combination of car seats to be able to fit all the boys in the car!!
Quarry Hill is a local park where there is an old Rock Quarry, caves, ponds and tons of walking trails and woods. They have a nature center where they have lots of small animals (snakes, fish, owls, turtles, etc.) on display with other educational materials for the kids to interact with.
Here Charlie is being a turtle!
There were lots of activities at the Fall Festival including cookie decorating!
The boys painted plaster foot prints of various animals. Charlie had an otter foot print, Easton a beaver and Christian a
Pumpkin decorating was a hit!
Such a fun beautiful day to be outside enjoying nature!
This week will prove to be another busy week for us. Monday is another busy day with the boys, filled with Early Intervention, shoe shopping, OT, and meeting a new cousin! The boys will be starting a new daycare in Rochester on Tuesday so wish them luck. Tuesday Easton also has pre-school screening where he will wow everyone with his smarts and good looks ;)
Thursday Tyler and I start a group at our Church that goes on each week for 2 months. And although we love our boys dearly, Tyler and I are excited for a weekend to ourselves to reconnect when the boys will be spending the weekend with their Great Auntie Kari!!
