My Grandpa has a farm… although he is retired from farming, he still has his fields that he rents out. For the past couple years he has had his fields full of pumpkins and squash… and Gram and Gramp always load up their car and bring us boxes and boxes of goods. This year we decided to go out and pick some of our own to give out to family and friends. It was a beautiful sunny day and a great time with the family. I enjoyed the afternoon with, not only my kiddos but with my grandparents as well. We usually go to their place on a holiday so the whole fam is in and lots is going on. This particular Sunday afternoon was a bit different…. just a regular old day on the farm with Gram and Gramp. Spending a few hours in the field and coming back to a warm house with sloopy joes waiting for us. It was a fun day to remember and cherish.
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Samuel has a new room!! Well, it’s a shared room, but at least he has a corner now!

I’m not sure our youngest, Samuel, is going to make it to his first birthday. I think our daughter is trying to get rid of him. I think she loves him, she talks to him and about him often. But she has also done things to make us think otherwise. When he is in his swing she likes to push it beyond what it was meant to go. She likes to poke his eyes. She threw his favorite pacifier into the garbage disposal (unknown to Erin until she ran it). She has picked him up and dropped him repeatedly (and tried to pick him up many other times). She has taken his blanket, covered his face with it and laid on him. She has put a marble, a pretzel, a piece of pizza, and other things into his mouth. I’m just not sure if Samuel is going to make it because his older sister is out to get him.

This is Ethan’s way of saying this room is off limits for Alayna. Now every door in our house, even Alayna’s own room, has this sign. Even the outside doors. It’s Alayna’s catch 22 - can’t go in, can’t go out.

We went to the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago. It was crowded!! Besides the fact that they scheduled the conference to begin at the exact same time as opening day for the Cincinnati Reds (~10,000 convention goers + ~40,000 baseball fans = no available parking + lots of frustration!) it was a nice trip. Samuel enjoyed the big bed, Erin and I took the floor. ;)

When your Daring Child is also your Clumsy Child that child will invariably be your Injury-Prone Child.













2 Comments
Yummy! Those veggies look awesome! It looks like you guys had a great time.
What a fun day and beautiful fields! Here’s a tip – we just made some spaghetti sauce with squash and carrots blended up into it – yummy and extra servings of veggies.