A trip into the fields and a Field trip

 

On a perfect Fall day we had a super fun play date with BFFs The Maxams.  (Our outings with them are few and far between now (sniff sniff) because of preschool schedules.)  We ended our time together with a mini hike at Withrow Nature Preserves. 

“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks."  -John Muir

Trying their hardest to get some water out of there.  I don’t think it’s happenin’ boys!

 

Those lovely green gift bags they have are their “treasure bags”, in which they could deposit their little rocks, acorns nature finds :)

(No, we are not potty training Marlo simultaneously!)

She was interested in something other than my camera!

 

Such great buddies ;)  *They will love to hear this story when they’re 13, I’m sure, but when we were packing up to leave and getting tucked into carseats in the cars, the boys MAY have exchanged goodbyes that MAY have involved “I love you”….awwwwww.

As I mentioned in a previous post, we are on a world record chase of seeing how many Fall Festivals/Pumpkin Patches we can attend this year!  Here’s #750 (or, um, #4), Shaw Farm.  This was actually a school outing for Ty, but it was a family affair (minus Tommy, boo).

 

Of course they kept me busy, running from one display to the next!

Look at this little beauty…she was so proud to pose for this picture!

Peek a Boo, I see you!

 

Ty was feeling a little decimated by the witch, ha ha!

Tick tock tick tock!

And Ty was SO proud of this shot!  Do you recognize these fellows?

 

*Bonus, both are smiling AND looking into the lens!

A little close up ;)

 

He has my sense of humor, clearly :)

 

 

And for a little flash back...check THIS out

I’m sure I will have another post with a few more visits to Fall Festivals chronicled!  I know, I know, you’re on the edges of your seats in anticipation, ha!

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

The post in which poop and pee is mentioned

 

Yes, this is our DAUGHTER!  Girly girl and diva to the max, but equally just as much a TOM BOY :) 

Do you think they love each other?

 

Art time :)  She is very proud of this smock (which Ty also wore when he was a little one!)

 

Marlo also enjoys doing some “work” at the desk too…

 

One day last week, we had several people at our house working.  Some landscapers doing outside work, handyman doing inside stuff, and also some window guys installing some new windows.  Right before the kids’ naptime (and right after the men left), I went to take Marlo upstairs and as I walked past Tommy’s office and little bird was flying around.  RIGHT INSIDE THE OFFICE!  I freaked, and it’s a good thing I freaked because it made me close the office door.  Kept that little crapper contained in one small area, instead of flitting about in my foyer or worse, upstairs!  Eeek.  So I went about my usual naptime routine, getting them settled and asleep.  I left Tweety in the office banging into windows, trying his darnedest to get out.  I didn’t know what else to do, so as any girl in distress does she texts her hubby, her father in law, and anyone else who would offer up some advice!  I even Facebooked my dilemma! 

 

So when I realized no Mr. Savetheday was going to show up I mustered up the courage to just go outside and unhook windows/screens so it could fly out.  And when I went to step out on the front porch, look what greeted me….

 

That picture grosses me out every single time I look at it.  (Shudder)

Needless to say, I refused to go out there, but I did furiously start calling my handyman back to get him back out there to save me from the scads of bird poo being deposited on Tommy’s work papers and computer, etc!  He came back, and in less than a minute he had Tweety out and reunited with his family, deep sigh of relief.  And for the next 15 minutes me and a can of Clorox wipes restored the office to pre-frightened-bird condition.

With this one little picture I will proclaim something I’ve been waiting a billion years to say:  TY IS POTTY TRAINED!  Well, potty trained-ish. 

I decided to have Thursday and Friday of last week be POTTY TRAINING BOOT CAMP.  And, I’m still floored, because it worked.  It just clicked for him.  Thank you God.

This little dish of mini chocolate chips was the only “reward” I had in the house to give him for each, ahem, pee pee in the potty.  As part of the boot camp rules, I did NOT go anywhere, and that included to the store.  I didn’t have a single M&M or jelly bean handy, so he had to settle for a 1/2tsp. of mini chocolate chips for each success, ha.

In case you didn’t know, we are actually taking part in a new contest “See How Many Fall Festivals/Pumpkin Patches You Can Go To”.   We’ve been to 3 so far, and have at least 2 more planned…

Saturday we went to Burger Farm in the morning, came home for naps, then went to Coney Island for their Fall Celebration!  The camera had the audacity to lose battery power at Burger, so I only have a few pictures from there….

Miss Marlo getting lost in the maze :)

The kids reeeeeeeeeally wanted to ride the ponies (AKA, Bullseye).

No hands for Jessie Marlo.

 

(I just put this picture in here to show you how photogenic I am, how awesome I am.)

 

Would it be wrong to get a poster sized image of this made and hang it up above a fireplace???