Farm & Playground

Even though I am still sporting a raspy smoker's voice from the cold that won't go away, and Dylan now has it, we managed to have a very enjoyable weekend.  Outdoors!  That was key.  I was in desperate need of some sun.

It is a yearly tradition for us to go to Reilly's Summer Seat Farm in October.  In all the times I have gone there, it has certainly never been so warm! (It was 90 degrees on Saturday!)  We went on a hayride, picked out some pumpkins,  played some games, went through a Candyland corn maze, and ate chocolate chip cookies that melted in our hands.  Dylan went in the balloon typhoon, went through the Boo Barn ("I did NOT like that!", he said about a hundred times afterwards), fed some very aggressive goats and sheep, went on a pony ride, and had his arm painted (he never wants his face painted).  Other than the fact that Dylan is not getting any better about waiting in lines, the day went well.

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On 10/10/10 we ordered 10 windows to be installed.  Nothing like spending your tax return WAY before you get it.  It's a good thing we did, though, because yesterday we discovered a crack/hole in one that resulted in a stink bug invasion in Dylan's room.

We also went to what has to be the coolest playground in the area - Castle Park.

Do you see this crazy 45 year old, who thinks he is still a kid?  He climbed across the TOP of the monkey bars, reliving his youth and causing his wife to scream, "ARE YOU CRAZY?!  THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO HELP ME IF YOU FALL!  I DON'T HAVE MY CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP, EITHER!"

Pumpkin Time

Well, the cold, rainy weather foiled our plans this weekend. That's okay. I just got the video done from last weekend! We made our annual trip to Reilly's Summer Seat Farm. We went on a hayride, picked out a couple pumpkins, ran through a corn field, and enjoyed the gorgeous fall leaves. Dylan also got to ride a pony, and get his hand painted (It was a football, but three seconds after getting it, he had already smudged it!). I know my parents are going to say, "How did you get such great pictures?" They took Dylan to a farm one day earlier that week, and he wasn't exactly camera friendly. Yes, there are about 30 good pictures in the video, BUT, I also took more than 60. All I can say is Thank God for digital photography. And, my Canon.
I obsess over what song to choose for each video. I picked "Old Joe Clark", by Dan Zanes, because it sounds like something you'd hear at a square dance. Plus, I just like watching Dylan's head bob up and down every time he listens to it.

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