Apple Picking and Pumpkin Carving

One activity that pleases everyone in the family . . .

Apple picking!

Mmmmmm, yummy tastes of Fall!

Wim singing Johnny Apple Seed.

A huge flock of turkeys.

Even the big kids had a good time.

Whoa, look at those apples!

Keeping up with the season-- the next day we worked on

creating our jack-0-lanterns.

Jie Jie was quite serious with her pumpkin.

Josie had fun pulling out the seeds.

Pulling off the pumpkin top was

as far as Clara Rose got--

she wanted nothing to do with touching the

slimy guts and seeds.

It was the usual

hopping good time!

The masters of pumpkin art

with their crazy creations!

Pumpkin Picking

A couple weeks ago we spent the day pumpkin-ing!

What better way to spend a fun Saturday?

The first place we went to had lots of fun activities for the

girls-- they really enjoy this sand pit.

Clara Rose's favorite is feeding the goats!

The cow train ride!

There they go!

A little car!

A hay ride and along the way we fed some cows!

MMmmmmm!

Warm Apple cider.

In the afternoon we were off to a pumpkin patch-- and Jie Jie came with us!

After much searching through the patch,

Josie found a pumpkin that

was just right for her.

Waiting for the hay ride to take us back to the farm

from the pumpkin patch.

Oh boy!

A train ride!

What a great way to end a fun trip to

the pumpkin patch!

Jack-O-Lanterns Galore!

I am behind on posting picts of all our fun Fall activities-- so the commentary is going to be short.

A few weeks ago the girls and I, cousins, and a few friends made the

trip to the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular

and . . .

it was . . .

well . . . .

SPECTACULAR!

(what else were you expecting?)

There were over 5000 jack-o-lanterns!

Traditional and

Not so traditional, but very--

Spectacular!

Josie in front of a pumpkin with a carving

of the Great Wall of China.

The girls with their cousins-- everyone is excited to be out

in the dark

after bed time

looking at jack-o-lanterns!

There was a Christmas themed area complete with

Snow!

Wow!

Lots of Spooky!

These weren't your typical

Great Pumpkins Charlie Brown!

Loon Nature Center

On Sunday we spent the morning exploring

the land around our home in NH.

Emily, Josie, Nate, and Clara Rose

by the frog pond.

Jie Jie and Josie in the forest.

We walked the property

in the forest.

It was a little dark because

the trees are sooo thick!

Our morning exploration just wasn't enough!

So we headed off to the Loon Center and had

 really great afternoon!

We crossed a bridge shortly after starting

the Loon Trail.

There were lots of interesting

nooks and crannys to investigate throughout our walk.

Wow!

What a lovely sight!

Cousin Emily fell along the way and got a minor

Boo-boo.

Uncle Wim was the only

one who seemed to care.

Everyone was happy to sit a rest a bit toward the

end of our nature hike.

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Back at the Loon Center,

the younger set had fun making thier very

own Loon Nest!

Later in the day, all the kids ran off some energy

and played for a bit before it was time to head home.

The game of choice?

Duck, Duck Goose!

That's right!

Everyone played, even the dads and the really big kids!

Sibling wrestling matches were quick to follow.

We LOVE New Hampshire!!!

We don't want to go home!