Monday, October 26, 2009

fall =)

We have been inundated with rain and cold this fall... well, actually this year. It was a COLD wet winter, a cold wet spring, a cold wet summer... the tradition continues, apparently. One brief break in the gray sky let some of us get out and enjoy some leaf raking!



Here is a view of the back yard... the sun was on its way down... hence the shadows and poor lighting...
Christiana enthusiastically embraced the concept of throwing leaves and jumping in =)
Joshua is still anti- camera. He rakes well, though!
Noah =)
Everyone's favorite duck, Lookie. By the way, 6 eggs yesterday! woo hoo! How did 5 girls produce 6 eggs? hmmmm....
Erin still enjoys the leaves (and posing...)
More leaf throwing...

Is that a great smile, or what?
William had to come out and enjoy some fresh air, too! Isn't he just kissable?
Back inside for a tea party!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

catching up!

Well, haven't I neglected the blog?

Here are some new pictures to enjoy!

First up... apparently faeries inhabit our yard... Samuel found this evidence; appears to be normal mushrooms, right? hmmmmm maybe not....
A wider shot reveals the truth! A faerie ring!
And if that isn't exciting enough for ya... check out our first duck egg! =)

Now, these ducks apparently don't know what is good for them, because they are only producing one or two eggs a day. Perhaps they know that I can't figure out who to cook for Thanksgiving dinner if they take turns slowly producing eggs... They had better pick up production! They are giving Khaki Campbells a BAD name!

In other news, here is a picture of a movie star who dropped by one day for lunch. Charming lady...


Because we know everybody really just wants to see the boy:

No babies were harmed in the taking of this picture, honestly!

David loves holding William =)



These pictures are so sweet =) Noah just loves his baby!


Grandma and Grandpa have arrived! Luckily Grandma can hold William; he has been trying to keep his weight down so she can hold him even though she just had neck surgery. ;)

Below is David on his 8th birthday!
Alright, now that the camera memory stick is empty, perhaps we can get some good pictures in with Grandma and Grandpa... maybe apple picking? Stay tuned!