Cool Dad

Our dad, is the coolest dad.  And don't we know it!

He knows how to cuddle!

How to build the coolest backyard forts.

How to shoot a bow and teach us!

Takes us to caves (which Mom wouldn't dream of entering)!

Loves to take time to stop and smell, I mean see the elk.

Reads to us ALL the time!

Takes us on golf ball hunting adventures (finding 1200+ balls!).

But most importantly, he loves on us like no other.

We are blessed!
We love you, Daddy!

The 'Helper'

I have a 'helper' these days.  Pretty much where ever I go, she's 'helping' me along with anything she can get her little hands on.  Here she is 'helping' me in the kitchen the other morning...

Apples

We spent a beautiful, albeit cool, fall afternoon picking apples yesterday.  Hadley & Piper wasted no time nestling into the trees with a good crisp one, while Bryndel signed apple repeatedly nearly crying until given another bite of an apple!

It was a great way to spend the afternoon as a family (and my birthday as well!).

'Yike my sistows'

We were blessed this weekend with our annual fall visit from Nathan, Heidi, Kenzie & Cylas!  All five little cousins wasted no time upon arrival becoming fast friends.  Kenzie even told Heidi that her cousins are 'Yike my sistows.'  Could she be any sweeter? 

These two were darling to watch play together!  They tooled around furniture together, poked each other's faces, and smiled non-stop at one another.

While the rain took over WI, the girls happily crafted together at the kitchen table.

And danced up a storm in the playroom (and made quite the fort in the basement!).

By late afternoon, the rain let up with just enough time for us to sneak on over to a pumpkin patch.  Kenzie seemingly enjoyed the animals as much as Hadley always does (as did Cylas, he was however, just as thrilled with all of Kyle's mounted animals!).

We finished out the weekend with a beautiful morning out in God's sunshine! 

What a blessing it is to have such special little cousins to make memories with!  We love you, Graham Family! 

G & G Adventure

We met Grandma & Grandpa at a pumpkin patch yesterday, for what the girls call a 'Grandma & Grandpa Adventure!'  The air was crisp, the sun was bright, and the smiles were endless.

Hadley loved on every animal she could possibly get her hands on!  And yes, she did lose that 3rd tooth in a week :)

Piper ate up as much Grandma & Grandpa love as she could, while tentatively petting the animals Hadley was smothering.

Bryndel met some animals too, and was quite pleased by them all.  I think that goat surprised them both!

She also thoroughly enjoyed being covered in corn kernels by Grandma & Grandpa :) 

The girls had a blast leaping across haybales and even convinced Grandma & me to join them!  (Grandpa & Kyle needed no convincing.)

There was some serious apple launching to be had as well.

This is very likely my favorite picture I've ever taken of my parents!  Not only is it hilarious that they are riding wooden horses, but don't they look darling together!

Thanks for the adventure, Grandma & Grandpa!  We can't wait to plan the next one!

Faces This Week

Hadley~ missing not one but two teeth; and maybe even a third, as I think the other top tooth nearly fell out in her sauerkraut this morning! Um, yes, she eats that for breakfast!  She thinks its one of the greatest foods ever made, and Piper plugs her nose next to her every morning.

Piper~ acclimated to school (yah!) and relearned to play (and secretly love it!) by herself in the mornings. 
















Bryndel~ just lots of hair scrubbin' to get all that food out, hehe!

Little Pumpkin

Bryndel spied her first real pumpkin this week right on our doorstep, and was delighted!  While taking pictures of her, I wondered what Hadley & Piper looked like when they were 'little pumpkins' themselves...

Bryndel ~ September 2013, almost 13 months

Piper ~ September 2009, 13.5 months

Hadley ~ September 2007, 10 months