fall pumpkin field trip.....

I just love this time of year.... I love the cooler days, the fall harvests... like apples... the colors and just all of it in general... and one of my favorite things to do is go on school field trips with the grands. Last year Abi had an apple orchard trip and this year, it's Reagans turn... so I met with him, Kass and all his school pals at this local farm.

He was happy to see me and took me around to say hello to the animals of the farm

This is a nice little place for families and field trips.... pumpkins to choose from, but actually I was pretty excited to find their cider donuts....

The children were going to do the corn maze, have a wagon ride and pick a pumpkin... but while they waited for everything to come together.. there were lots of fun things to do... leave it to Reagan to find the tractor..

Before heading off to the corn maze.. a class photo...

Such a pretty day... which is good because the rain is coming in, so everyone was happy to get this trip in on a sunny morning. Reagan was more than happy to lead the way threw the maze....

Snack time... and I must say.. how proud I was that "our" little guy had the good sense and manners to take off his muddy boots and not step on the blanket with them... good raising on behalf of his Mom and good sense on him to think about doing it.....

Off on the wagon ride.. which took us out threw the woods and a visit to all sorts of "spooky" things!!!  

At the end of the ride there were plenty of pumpkins to choose from. I wondered how long it would take to find just the right one, but this little guy knows what he likes and had his all picked out in moments

Teacher puts his name on it, so we are certain to take home the one we picked....

photo opt with my boys....

Happy fall

Happy birthday ABI!!!!!

Someone is turning 7 (!!!!!!) today.... where has the time gone.....

And since Abi's birthday fell on a Sunday this year, we were able to celebrate on her actual day. Sadie planned a party at the house and we were all happy to go and enjoy this fun day...... trying to keep busy until we all arrived.. Abi did some chalk art in the driveway

party food.....

Reagan has come to celebrate.......

And being close to Halloween, the party favor bags had all kinds of funny things to play with......

A couple of Abi's friends from school came this year... she's starting to get into the "friends" stage and these little gals were so sweet.

Calvin wasn't ready to party just yet..... (next year that will be a different story...)

Sadie did a good job planning the party. It was so pretty outside that we could enjoy being out... a piñata  was on the list of things to do... never could understand that game... blindfold someone, give them a big stick and have them hit something....

Reagan just did it his way.... no blindfold here, and grab the biggest stick you can find!!!

But the treats inside are well worth the effort

And onto presents. Abi is into science and art projects.. so it was easy to find things for her. I like that she likes to have things to put together and is interested in how things work.... I hope one day she'll be learning the hand projects that both her Mom and I enjoy doing..

Hey.. Calvin has joined the party.....

Happy birthday cake for this seven year old..... 

and making birthday wishes for the year ahead

A fun fall day with family, friends and food... happy birthday to our sweet girl... and hopes for many many happy ones to come....

And then an added bonus to the day.. a bit of time to pull the wagonette out and take a drive.... I have so enjoyed this rig this fall.. and have been taking every opportunity to go...

Thought maybe Mona would join us, but she jumped off as we pulled away..... the fall is fastly passing....but I'm taking in every moment...

playing on Columbus Day

So... normally.. this is Camille and Livy... together.. enjoying each other's company.. all is well

Livy will even play care giver.. and likes to be "kissing" and touching Camille... but...... like all good siblings... it's not alway Love, Peace and Kindness....

Poor little Camille... the victim of a dog fight. Now, I do not allow dog fights, and actually, being a multi dog household, am on the watch for them, even with the best of dogs. They are dogs!!! they do doggie things, and that includes wanting to be at the top, keep possession of certain items.. and the like. I went to see Dad at the hospital and left Cam and Livy alone in the car. I usually separate them, just because but this day I didn't, and returned to the car to find that Livy had discovered a ball and wanted to be certain that Camille wouldn't get it. Cam doesn't even care about balls, but that doesn't matter. 

Cam certainly took the brunt.. her left ear had been bitten (and was bleeding) and her eye looked sore. I got her home, cleaned up and just let her rest. The next morning the eye didn't look great, so we ran into the vet and discovered that she has a scratch and an ulcer on the eye.... ugh~~~  so, two kinds of meds.. pain killers and a cone for protection are the things in line for the next 10 days or so. Needless to say, I shan't let my guard down again with these two... Livy is now top dog, and will keep that spot at all costs.. I just have to sure that the costs aren't high.  And yes, I was ripped at Livy for having done such a thing... but really.. it was my mistake...

On a brighter note... Columbus day weekend was a good one. The weather was quite nice .. except for Sunday when it rained. But we are in dire need of rain, so i couldn't even complain about that. On Monday, I got Duke and the wagonette out. I took a friend of mine for a drive in the morning and in the afternoon, Sadie and Abi popped in, so I took them for a ride as well.

Wonder what Duke thought of being hitched twice in one day... he probably didn't really care, but this is MY weather, and I'm taking advantage of every second possible. 

I absolutely love driving and now that I'm getting used to how the wagonette travels, I am really..really enjoying it... I haven't taken it out totally alone, but I really don't have any worries about doing that and will probably get out as much as I possibly can....

though I do enjoy having the company of friends when I drive, so I have warned all visitors that they might end up driving before they leave.

Sadie said she really liked the drive and gave Duke a scratch in his favorite spot to say thank you. Goodness I love this old horse, and the day we have to part will be very very sad... but, let's not think about that just now...