Picking on the Farm

Even though it is not feeling like fall much here yet, we decided to jump into some fun fall activities to kick start the season. Some friends invited us to go apple picking yesterday and we were excited to join them.

It took about an hour to get to the farm and we were really surprised at how uncommercial it felt compared to many of the pumpkin places here. The farm had has several pick your own fruits through out the season and we were excited to also be able to pick some yummy strawberries, too.


Ian was really excited to find this old tractor to play on

Can we say 2 year old boy heaven??!



There was also a hay tunnel to play in

Ian was a little wary, but made it through


On to strawberry picking...

Ian walking through the fields

Emma looks for the ripe ones

Ian finds one

Into the bucket

Emma was really good at finding ripe strawberries

Ian was really good at eating them

Follow the leader

Now Ian is the leader

Onto the main event, some apple picking....

There were some beautiful apples to choose from

Taste testing

Ian needed to taste also

Another taste

Emma points out some good ones

Showing off her pick

Ian, still eating

Oh wait, he actually put on in the bag!

A great activity for a fun fall day!

Ireland

The beginning of September was a really busy time for us. School started for the kids and Dan had a work trip to Ireland. Dan's parents were willing to watch the kids for the week, so I tagged along for a little sightseeing and relaxation. We spent the first part of the week in the western part of the country and then Dan worked from Wednesday-Friday in Dublin, so I did a little exploring on my own with a walking history tour through the city, the hop on hop off bus, and some shopping, of course. Ireland was a really beautiful country to visit even with the pretty constant rainy weather. Here is a slide show of some of the sights.

Ian's first day of school!

In order for me to be able to volunteer and be involved at Emma's school and because most of Ian's friends are older than him, we decided to enroll him into a 2 day a week preschool in the area. Tuesday was his first day of school, and after going for two day, he seems to be really enjoying it!
Here are a few pictures on his first day


Ian did not want to pose by himself, but he posed with Daddy

Ready to conquor school!

Heading out with our new backpack. (Thank You, Nana!)

He was really excited

Walking into school

They have some of his favorite things!
We can't wait to see how Ian learns and grows this year!