More Excitement from the Howe's

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Boys will be boys!!

Got a couple of cute shots of my boys being boys. I couldn't resist posting them.

Playing Mario Cart Wii

Watching football

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The weather this fall has been crazy, so when there is a warm day we have to take advantage and enjoy the sun. After several very cold days and some snow we had a string of days when we hit 70 and higher, so on a very nice sunday we ventured to the zoo in shorts and t- shirts (Oct 18).

Grady's first trip to the Zoo. He was not feeling amazing, so he screamed most of the way. Hopefully he will enjoy the Zoo more next time:)

Jo wanted to show the otters her stuffed otter, much to my surprise they followed it!! It was super cute, and she really got a kick out of it.

Zach wanted to have a go at having them follow something, the only thing he had was a sucker (but it worked).

The Pumpkin Patch

Well since we can't seem to get enough of the fall activities... we went to a pumpkin patch with some of the mommies from mops. There was so much to do and the kids had fun trying it all from petting the animals (goats and bunnies) to the slides and mazes. they took their time picking out the PERFECT pumpkins, Zach wanted one that he could carry it also had to be round and not dirty while Jo's only criteria was that it had to be HUGE!!!

Nothing like a hay ride on a fall day

Happy Apple Farm

Visiting the Happy Apple Farm is quickly becoming a fall tradition in our family. This year we went on a Friday afternoon (the big kids only had a half day at school) which was nice because it was not crowded at all. Jolie and Zachary each picked out a pumpkin and, with the help of daddy, picked apples. Grady (at 9 days old) stayed in the stroller for the most part, but seemed to enjoy the fresh air. :)

Zach looking for the perfect apples.

Dorky mom photo opp!!!

Jo was concerned about all of the apples that had fallen.

Balloons!!

Thought I would post a few pictures from the balloon festival that is held over Labor Day weekend. The morning we decided to go the balloons had to stay grounded because of weather, but we still had a ton of fun!