Several weeks ago, we took a trip with Grandma Miller to Wegerzyn Metro Park - home of the Scarecrow Convention! We trekked through wooded paths; took in beautiful fall flowers, leaves and fountains; and walked past dozens of . . . well, rather interesting . . . scarecrows. Rachel's favorite was, of course, the Mermaid. Zekers was so delighted by the "Horse and Rider" scarecrow - a knight riding what I guess was supposed to be a horse with 2 heads - that I couldn't even get him to pose for a picture with it. All he wanted to do was stand in front of the monstrosity, gazing up in total awe and admiration. 
The highlight for Kari Bou was definitely the outdoor discovery place. She thouroughly enjoyed drenching herself in the cold water - good thing the temp got up to 75 that day! Actually, all three of them were pretty wet by the end of the afternoon. We had to go back to Grandma's so we could hang all the kids' clothing - including Rachel's underwear - on a tree to dry. 
We spent Saturday at Brumbaugh's Fruit Farm with friends. We walked through the woods and played in Snow White's cottage, a pirate ship and a castle with a drawbridge; we took rides on a zip-line sort of swing; the dads & kiddos went through a corn maze; we slid down Monster Mountain, a huge tube slide built into a hill; we ate yummy apple fritters and rubbery hot dogs; we petted cats, dogs and goats; and the kids played in mounds of hay and corn, managing to get particles of both on just about every square inch of their bodies. (Why does every "fun" trip we take seem to involve a complete change of clothes afterward?)The most humorous part of the day was definitely lunch. Danny excitedly ordered a "walking taco," thinking it would be like the ones at the fair. What he got was a very small Fritos bag about half full with Fritos, chili and a few pieces of lettuce and cheese. He came drooping back to the picnic table looking like a sad puppy dog; he'd actually eaten the entire thing on the way over to the table. The only thing that saved him was being able to down 2 large tacos after coming back home.
Good times . . . Some days I wish autumn could last forever . . .
4 comments:
Pictures are adorable! I love the contrast in the photos....in one they're in shorts and the next appears to be an ad for winter hats and mittens :)
Oh how I miss fall~~ the colors, the aromas, the cool crisp air.
But I'm able to enjoy some cooler weather here in Costa Rica for another 2 months...we're in the rainy season....downpours for hours. I've even been wearing jeans and long sleeve tops YES!
~d, some day there will be grandkids, hopefully. Then the fun times begin all over again!
Anna - The wierd thing is, the 2 events were less than 2 weeks apart! So goes the fall . . . I didn't realize temps got low enough for jeans in Costa Rica; that must be wonderful after all the heat. :-) I remember being pregnant with Rachel and just looking so forward to wearing "skinny fall clothes"!
~d - Your kids were so adorable when they were little! I love looking at pix of them in your scrapbooks (especially Marissa's chubby face). I'm trying to hang on to these times; it just hit me last night that this is Rachel's last year at home with me before she starts school. Not to mention that she keeps wanting to talk about getting married and leaving home someday. Danny told her she's never allowed to get married . . .
oh charity! your posts make me laugh so hard. i really miss your family.
Katie - We really miss you, too!
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