Keeping Busy!

It's been a busy (but fun) week! Last weekend, Aunt Linda was in town, so we saw her, Papa Randy, Grandma Lori, Great Papa Clyde and Great Grandma Lois on Saturday for dinner.Will got very wound up and ate a ton of grapes. (Luckily there were no side-effects later.)


Silly, silly boy!

With Aunt Linda

Sunday, was pumpkin-picking day! Grandma Jamie and Papa Jim met us at our house and then we went to Adel to Patch's Pumpkin Farm. It had rained overnight, so it was a wee bit muddy, but just added to the excitement! Will did lots of walking and slept well that night!

Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It's off to the pumpkin patch we go!

"I like that one!"

"Outta my way!"

This pumpkin is just my size!

Family photo with Will's perfect pumpkin

Check out all of our pumpkins!

"This is FUN!"

Catching a wagon ride with the pumpkins

Daddy couldn't quite pull the wagon on his own.

Our dude is getting tall!

"Wheee!"

Going through the corn maze. They found the first punch for our ticket!

Will found one!

Hooray! We made it through the corn maze,
found all the punches and found our way out again!

Grandma, Will and Papa in the pumpkin truck

Daddy and Mommy join Will

On the hayrack ride

Will LOVED the corn pool! He was a good scooper!

Daddy and Will race their duck down the chute

Enjoying some popcorn--our prize for getting
all the punches in the corn maze.

Monday, Will and Mommy met our friends Jess, Lucas and Cordelia, along with their Grandma Jenny and our Papa Randy and Grandma Lori for a walk through Reiman Gardens and lunch at Culvers. Will once again loved the butterflies and enjoyed having a playmate to run around with outside!

Will and Grandma

"Are you smiling Papa?!"

Will & Mommy checking out the butterflies

Will taught Papa how to use the butterfly net

Will & Lucas

Mommy & Jess

Building with Legos

Looks like trouble!

Will & his buddy sitting in the butterfly chair

The leaves have been absolutely beautiful this fall!

Papa & Will check out the giant gnome

Tuesday: Preschool--letters of the week were "H" and "I" and the topic was fairytales

Wednesday through Friday included a pajama day at home, cleaning, organizing, errand running, etc. Our house is looking much more like a HOME!


A moving "tent" with a silly boy inside!

Saturday, Aunt Cindi was in town, so we had a "tour of homes" and then had dinner out with her, Papa Tim, Grandma Jan, Aunt Dawn, Uncle Jeff and Cousin Amber. Will started out a little quiet, but once Dawn brought out the balloons, he was all kinds of crazy!

Today, Sunday, we had family pictures and Daddy and Will went to Jewell to see Grandma Jamie and Papa Jim and Mommy is blogging, sewing, and laundrying.