Fall in Lake Geneva

During my mum's visit, we took a trip up to Lake Geneva. It was really beautiful with the changing leaves. The last picture shows the hotel we stayed in, right on the Lake. Here's a lesson...don't take a toddler on an hour long boat tour! It was tough work keeping Luke entertained but worth it to see the beautiful estates around the Lake.

Julie's 30th Birthday!

I turned 30 this week....wow! My mum came to visit for the week (see future blog post) and we had a great time, including a trip to beautiful Lake Geneva. On my birthday I had dinner with the Girls at P.F. Changs. It was a lot of fun and filled with "girls only" conversation! Thanks to Kim for throwing the party!

First Pumpkin Patch Outing

Luke took a trip to a Pumpkin Patch with his chum Chase. Last year at the Pumpkin Patch, Luke was only 6 months old and sat really still for the photos. This year Luke ran through the pumpkins (tried to rearrange them several times), ran through the petting zoo, corn maze, hay bails and scarecrows. Lots of fun! What a difference a year makes.

Catch me if you can....!

This is my favorite time of year...Fall or "Autumn" as I know it. It's no longer hot but still warm enough to run around in the park without a jacket. Luke is full of so much energy these days and a trip to the park is essential to our day.

Luke's favorite activity is running. Running to things, away from things...everywhere! Here are some photos of him at the Park recently. It's hard to catch even one photo of him because he is soooo fast.

Boys, Boys, Boys......

South Lakeview Park has great climbing equipment, slides, see-saws and swings. Yet, Chase and Luke prefer to find the one patch of dirt in the corner. They danced, rolled and stumped in it until they were covered in dirt. What fun!! Boys will be boys!

What do you do with the last cupcake?

Feed it to the little Monkeys!!!!

Luke and Addison enjoyed a chocolate cupcake after Elynor Westrom's birthday party. Such a mess! Happy 1st Birthday Elynor!

Zebra Rides, Tigers and Tears!

With the schools back, now is the perfect time to head to the zoo. No crowds and the weather is just perfect. Luke, Addie and Chase went to the zoo today. After seeing Monkeys, giraffes, tigers and all those good things we went on a ride on the carousel. Fun was had by all until poor Addie was shoved inbetween two boys for a photo. Poor Addie!