Monday, September 24, 2012

Down on the farm

Last month we went to two different farms- one for raspberry picking and the other to check out farm animals and eat ice cream. Both times we had fun and I was happy that the ice cream tasted just as good as last year. I had thought maybe it was extra good because I was pregnant with Gabe but nope the ice cream is always good. Pregnant or not!

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Petting the goats

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Donkey

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Sheep

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Pigs

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Lily thought the pigs were stinky

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Checking out the cows

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This pig followed us around a lot

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Lily couldn't wait to find the cats--- I think this is the cat Lily fell in love with last year

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Beeping his horn at the animals

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Sitting on the cow statue

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Ducks and Geese everywhere

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Sitting in the truck eating ice cream

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My Gracie Girl

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Gabe and a brown bear :)

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Lily found another cat

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Gabe loved the cat too!

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This cat kept trying to steal Gracie's ice cream

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Gabe enjoyed his first trip to Calder's Farm!

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Goodbye farm---- we will be back in October for the Halloween Fest!

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Gabe watching us pick raspberries

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Lily was more interested in blowing the dandelions

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Grace picking raspberries

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Another dandelion :)

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The girls with their raspberries

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Good thing Gabe is a "go-with-the-flow-kinda-baby"

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Grace was really impressed with the long stem on this dandelion

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Marty and Lily together

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Silly Sisters

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Gracie running around

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Our raspberries! We picked 2 containers but ate them too fast for me to use them to make anything with.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

the week with instagram photos...

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painted Gabe's hand 16 times for his Brown Bear thank you cards

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Taking a walk with their dolls

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What's this milk in our cart? Gabe, welcome to drinking cow's milk!

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Old Navy gives away balloons to kids who behave nicely. This is a good and bad thing---- kids occupied with balloons make mommy shop more :) Also, the balloons are held with plastic sticks and kept coming off... it is NOT fun to hold 2 littles hands, a diaper bag, a giant old navy bag and a 20 pound baby while trying to catch balloons that are blowing away in the parking lot because the plastic stick isn't attached good on the balloon.

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Grace jumping in the sack at gymnastics class

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Enjoying a park visit with just me and my little dinosaur while the big girls are at school. Gabe looks like me at a year old so much in this picture!

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Girls had picture day at preschool

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Hanging out with their best friend C

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Grace as Sleeping Beauty. She was dancing around and then told me "Hey Mommy, I'm growing up." I dislike this statement. Why do they have to grow up so fast? (Although today I will admit thinking how nice it will be when they are all grown and my house will be clean again!)

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Ice Pops at Grandma and Grandpa's house

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Gabe practicing riding the "big wheel" at Grandma and Grandpa's house

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Gabe was hanging out in his new vest with Papa and Daddy while they cut some wood for a project I plan on doing soon! He also stood by himself for a LONG time today. He's ready to walk- he just doesn't have the confidence yet. I'm hoping by Halloween :)