Family Pictures Fall 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween on the Farm

Happy Halloween!

 When I asked Andrew what he wanted to be for Halloween this year, of course he said a John Deere.  Luckily I found some great "how to's" on pinterest and was able to come up with a homemade John Deere tractor costume!  I had a lot of fun putting this together. And what could be better than two cows for his sidekicks!

 

 

 

 

The kids had so much fun!  Dominic learned how to say "trick or treat" and was ALL about the candy.  Jarod and I couldn't stop laughing at Andrew.  In order to keep the tractor from being top heavy I had to attach a two pound weight to the back.  This made it pretty heavy for him to carry around.  By the end of the night he was really struggling to keep going but he didn't want to quit. We all stayed out for at least an hour and had such a wonderful time.

Harvest

Our favorite time of year!  Andrew looks forward to riding in the tractor with grandpa Dave for a long time and then he talks about it for months afterward.

 He is at home in a John Deere!

 Sylvia was excited too!  This was her first harvest.  Though she didn't get to ride in the tractor, she had a great time watching and listening.

 Dominic was a little cautious first (true to his personality) but warmed up a bit.  He still needed me to ride along with him.  It's nice to be needed!

Family Bike Ride

 Our new house will be right down the road from this awesome bike trail! We intend to get a lot of use out of it.  Andrew is such a good bike rider.  That's all he ever wants to do.  He can go up and down the sidewalk in front of our house all day long. 

 

 

 This was such a beautiful day that we just had to be outside enjoying nature.  The bike trail was a perfect place to do just that.

 Spending time together as a family is getting more and more enjoyable as the kids get older.  It is a joy to see them learning new skills and get excited about the simple things.