Drumlin with buddies

Last week we went to Drumlin Farms with our Buddies Harvey and Zion and of course, their Mama Leah.

cuteness

water fountains are so fascinating 

checking out the birds with binoculars

measuring wing spans 

a little under the weather 

handsome boy

pretending to ride a bus

are these kids all related?

Ollie and Zion are really working it here

brothers?cousins? no, just best buds

hay ride!

Strawberry picking!

Back in June we had a lovely trip to Parlee to pick strawberries, we got to meet up with friends AND Grammie and two of our NH cousins...it was awesome!

my helpful pickers

not quite as helpful, but very cute ;)

test tasting!

Grammie, HK and Lexi join the fun!

the haul!

ice cream!

sweetness

sharing

the Harv-ster

farm boys

ready to freeze, jam and EAT

Halloween!

Let's not focus on how long it's been since the last post and just notice the awesomeness that was kids dressed up for Halloween! We visited friends for a party and a wee bit of trick-or-treating:

preparing to leave

spider pose!

spider-girl pose

green lantern!

super hero friends!

littlest superman hero- he's bashful

the full effect

getting some loot

ohhhh so there is CANDY involved?!!

we joined a pirate family to loot their neighbors 

trick-or-treat

time to eat more than just candy

cutest pirate baby ever

L

Zoo fun with Harvey

Went back to Stone zoo today. Different (but still awesome) friends and warmer weather today. Ahh Spring we love you best when you are warm and sunny!

watching the cougar

Lily in front of the flamingo pen-her favorite!

kung fu flamingo pose?

the whole crowd chillin in front of the river otter

Ollie and his bud Harvey. They're awesome friends

Eliot tries out the stroller

brotherly love

mama and kiddos (thanks Leah)

no baby brother or sister yet- But APPLES

Since it became clear by mid Sunday morning that a baby brother or sister would not be arriving on this day, Daddy convinced us that fresh air and apple picking were just the thing to cheer us up. And he was very very correct. We called our friends and off we went on adventure on a beautiful fall day. yeah fall!

we hung with the goats twice, the second time Gillian really got into it

feeding  the goats and sheeps

Bruce cruising through the hay maze, you could stand on giant bales of hay or run through them

Ollie mostly sat in the stroller and demanded food. he thankfully cheered up later!

picking apples, Lily is getting pretty good at it

mama love

Dan is apparently a miracle worker- everyone is actually LOOKING at the camera AND smiling. wow. and hey mama is HUGELY pregnant (41 weeks to be precise)

our lovely companions, the Archibalds being all adorable- go Harvey and the double fisted apple eating!

look ma a tractor, posing to see how immesnse the wheels were on the tractor that pulled the hay ride to and from the orchards

finished off the event with some overly sugary apple crisp w/ a side of ice cream ,and  honey sticks and sugar highs. Then back to our friends hosue for homemade mac and cheese and other delights! a VERY delightful afternoon and evening was had by all!!