Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Ahhhh.... Fall


Brave Austin prepares to make a mighty leap into the straw below. He jumps fully armed!


Kelly holds Aria with Dad. It was a gorgeous day! There was a crispness to the air that you only see in the fall. WONDERFUL! God blessed the weather and our fellowship.



Aubrey Jane in the hay room! Jumping off of the bales of stacked straw was the main attraction for the kids. We gave them a good 30 minutes in here before mentioning that they could visit the corn room, pan for gold, go in the corn maze, or dig in the dirt! Aubrey is wearing the pink flower hat that my friend Laura knitted for her. Aria has a matching one.


Gran and Aria Joy! Grandpa and Gran surprised us by showing up at "The Farm" to get a good "grandchild fix". Aria was content to be held by both Grandpa and Gran.



Here are the Mangles and the Kellys in the corn maze. The kids helped us navigate the Washington State shaped labrynth that was complete with landmarks such as Grand Coulee dam and the state capitol. Aria came right along, completely asleep, in a jogging stroller that my sister, Kelly let us use. It maneuvered perfectly through some incredibly tight spots!



Alister often calls Aria "My baby!" Here he is giving "his baby" a bath in the kitchen sink. He was very good about scrubbing her head with the baby washcloth and rinsing her back with warm, sweet smelling baby wash. It just wasn't that long ago that he was in that very sink and bathseat!

1 comment:

Our growing family said...

so fun! don't you love pumpkin patches!!