Pumpkins (and outtakes...)

 We tried out yet another pumpkin patch this year. This one is an organic farm and offers a lot of produce in the summer too.

 We went on a hay ride and Lee attempted to get a picture of Maren and I.

Parade!

 We walked down to the homecoming parade on Thursday night before going car shopping. Maren was excited for the candy!

 She brought a purse that a daycare friend gave her.

And managed to fill the purse very well! 

Obeying mommy by NOT crossing the white line. She did well - only twice did we have to grab her when she followed the bigger kids out to get candy out of reach.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Maren's Grandma and Grandpa visited this weekend so Mom and Dad could golf in a tournament. It happened to be Grandpa's birthday on Friday, so Maren painted him some pictures and helped Grandma make a Carrot Cake.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Apple Orchard

We visited the same orchard as last year. Maren is still learning to put the apples in the basket gently. Maybe next year she will master it!

She really did like the apples...but this one must have had some yummy coating on the skin.

CHEESE!

Maren enjoyed the trees that were hanging low so she could reach her own apples. I got to use my apple peeler-corer-slicer and freeze some apples, make apple sauce, and a crisp!

Labor Day Weekend

While Daddy stayed home to do this....

Maren traveled to Grandma and Grandpa Klein's to play with a baby cousin...

And take a ride on this...

(So fun!)

And meet cousins once (or is it twice?) removed...

And see Great Grandma and Great Grandpa... (What's Grandpa doing?)

And make a new buddy...

Maren is happy to report that she had fun and Daddy made a lot of progress on the basement!

Hawks vs Clones - 2010

I tried completing the post for Labor Day weekend, but the picture size and placement were irritating me, so I gave up for the moment. Today is the yearly rivalry in our house. Daddy's team (Cyclones) *might* win, but the chances are low when you have these two ladies cheering on the Hawks!

So, much to Daddy's chagrin - Go Hawkeyes!

We are headed to the apple orchard this morning before the game pictures to come of that too!

Where'd She Go?

There she is! How about again?

Where's Maren?

There she is!

At first, she told me she was going to bake a cake (with a bucket of sand). Then she told me that she was going to bake herself. Ouch.