Adorable

Doesn’t this shirt just say it all?

Seriously – we’ve been dealing with a chronic runny nose around these parts for weeks now.  At least it finally provided some comic relief amidst the shrieks when Kleenex draw near…

They’re Back, Baby!

Leg warmers.  Oh, yeah!  My childhood love affair with legwarmers was all but forgotten.  But, all this cold weather that has caused me to try to find the warmest, comfortable duds for our little cutie.  Enter – leg warmers! 

Seriously – could these be any cuter?  How many pairs of leg warmers is too many for an 8 month old baby?

Side note: the adorable felted wool jumper was made by a fabulous artsy pal.  We’ve been rotating between a few of them for the past few days.

Orchard visit #1 for everyone!

We decided to do some apple picking this past weekend.  We went to a local orchard where we could pick our own apples and see some animals.  It turned out to be a beautiful afternoon, albeit a bit cold.

 

  

Maggie also got to try out her new coat!  We wanted to pick about 1/2 a bushel…we ended up with 30 pounds.  Kole thinks it was about 200%  more apples than we needed.  We canned 3 batches of pie filling – that’s 21 quarts, my friends.  Yes, 21 apple pies.  Just so you know, if you invite us anywhere in the next year and a dish to pass is required – we are bringing pie.

(Some of these look like a weird color because they're in the old blue Ball canning jars.  We didn’t mess things up…really!)

Working for the weekend.

The truck proved itself useful again this weekend – hauling yard waste.  Highlight of the weekend – hearing the story of how the mailman stopped by while Kole, my dad and our neighbor were discussing how to go about cutting down a dead tree in the yard.  Apparently he participated briefly in the conversation, then grabbed the chainsaw, knotched the tree, and cut it down.  Job done. 

It’s unanimous - holiday bonus for the postman!

Oh Sheep!

We hit Wisconsin Wool and Sheep Festival over the weekend, and we had a BLAST!  It was the last day, so things seemed like maybe they were a bit slow, but we really enjoyed ourselves.  Maggie was a big fan of the sheep and especially of the dogs that herded them.

I collected business cards of folks who hand spin yarn.  Oh so beautiful…oh so not cheap!  I couldn’t take the plunge and buy anything without a specific project in mind, so I guess I’ll just have to go back next year!

Kole got a Sheep! t-shirt, and it came with a free bumper sticker.  So if you see a 1991 red Jeep Commanche with a spray painted topper and some crazy Sheep! bumper sticker…it might be us.  Speaking of the Commanche – we used it on our travels this weekend down to the Chicagoland area.  It was good.  Despite some weird leg contortions by whomever was in the middle, it was a smooth ride.  (Maggie hogged the passenger seat).  Makes me think we should get that gem of pick-up truck out more often!

I’ll leave you with a few other snapshots of our day.

 

What We Did Over Labor Day Weekend

Given that school has just started – it seems fitting to give a report of sorts.  This one is about our Labor Day weekend.  We delightfully accepted an invitation to join some friends at Governor Dodge State Park for some camping.  Prior to our arrival at the campsites, we had the opportunity to attend an evening birthday party…and there was square dancing.  Real, live square dancing with a caller and everything!  

It was probably the coolest birthday party we’ve been invited to in some time. And in case you’re wondering, yes we did dance, and no, we don’t have photos to prove it – we were too busy dancing to take pictures!

And then we camped.

 

And explored

 

 

And went to the Mustard Museum

 

And saw some trolls

 

 

And then we came home.

First Day of School

September 2, 2009