Old Mac Donald's Farm

Happy fall everyone!!!

Today was a great day! Despite the overcast skies, the temperature was a refreshing 77 degrees and we hit the hay. Almost literally! We met some dear friends - Tamara, Shelby, and Seth - for a couple of hours of barnyard goodness at Old Mac Donald's Farm. Can I just say Micaiah LOVED it!?!

We saw may of your typical barnyard friends - cows, sheep, goats, hens, pigs, donkeys - and some of your not so typical barnyard friends - emu anyone? Micaiah got up close and personal with the goats. In your typical goat encounter fashion one of her furry friends tried to eat her super cute jacket. (Grandma Witbrodt gave her this jacket when she was born and Micaiah has been dying to wear it ever since... FINALLY!)

After a quick picnic lunch we headed to the pumpkin patch. Talk about good times. Micaiah LOVES her pumpkin!!! She was just all smiles - except for the family pic of course. After coming home and taking a nap all she wanted to do was inspect her pumpkin. How do you tell an 8 month old that pumpkins don't last forever - and that her dad wants to cut into it with a knife and gut it? Oh well. Treasure the good times while they last!

Thanks to our good friends for sharing a part of their day. I'm including a few pictures so you all can share, too!

Weekend Visitors

Hooray for visitors! Aunt Nora flew in to town for a nice long weekend and we had a blast. Micaiah was visibly distraught when we told her it was time to take Aunt Nora to the airport! I think she enjoyed having such a captive audience during play time.

Since her departure Micaiah has developed a deep emotional attachment to a book Aunt Nora gave her: "Another Monster at the End of This Book". (Think "There's a Monster at the End of This Book" featuring loveable furry old Grover.) She LOVES to read it and laughs all the way through... until Grover and Elmo scare each other. Then she gets a bit upset. And don't try to put the book down thinking she'll be happier because she wants to read it over and over whether she likes it or not! We don't understand. Maybe you do?

Hanging with Aunt Nora:

A dear friend from college also drifted through town this past weekend. Nina's husband Chris had a medical exam in the Houston area so the two of them made a small getaway out of it. Chris is an Aggie, so taking in a football game at Kyle Field was a must. Much to Nina's delight, that meant watching K State come home with a win. A house divided to say the least! The bonus for me was Sunday lunch and a short afternoon of catching up on life. For those of you who know Nina, I was able to snap a picture of her barely-there pregnancy profile. Yea! Good times with old friends!

Pictures

I came across these pictures and realized I never posted any of them, so here you go!