Annual Picking of the Pumpkins

Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch(ish). It had already cut pumpkins, carnival rides, tons of junk food, and hay rides - quite a production. The kids had a great time, but two hours was definitely the max for the boys; later in the day they both took very long naps. I was able to get one good group shot of the kids. William did not want to have his picture taken that day. He kept turning his head away from the camera. I started jumping over pumpkins and making funny faces to get him to look and smile, which explains why Hannah is cracking up in the group shot (of course it did not get Charlie's attention).

HOCKEY!

Today was Will's first hockey lesson (yea, two days after being at the beach). A couple of the boys ended up in tears (my son being one) so this is the only picture taken to prove he was on the ice. Will was content to sit and watch the others skate (no surprise there) with his new buddy, Paul. William also informed me that he prefers to sit and skate, standing on the ice gets tricky.

just another day at the beach

We spent most of Sunday on the beach. I think September is really the best time at Lake Michigan (easpecially this year). In these pics you can see the "pool" the kids were digging, fully equipped with a slide, as well as Charlie with a face full o' sand, as usual!