Blake's Big Apple

Well it's Columbus Day again.

That means that Mike has off work,

and we head to the Apple Orchard!!!

Despite their goofy smiles the kids really are excited to be there!
Potty skeleton is always funny.
Anything that has to do with a toilet makes 'em laugh!

Will and Mom

Meg and Mom

Trio

Mike's not in the pictures because he's always taking them.

We made it to the top of the straw tower.

We're the winners!

Tractor Girl

Meg knows she's cute!

Meg and Daddy

Meg loves to feed the horses!

She's a pro. Her hand is nice and flat.

Will and Daddy enjoy the hayride.

Thank goodness throwing hay is NOT allowed!

Meg still ended up with some in her pants though.

Thank you Daddy!

MORE WILLISMS
He's on a role!

From today: Will got a new outfit for his Webkinz. As he was examining it he saw that it had two leg holes and a smaller hole in the middle. He became disgusted and said, "That is SO inappropriate!" Mike responded, "Will, that's for his tail." Will laughed and said, "I'm such an idiot. I thought it was for his pee-pee."

From last week: Will and I were playing a game together. He started making this terrible screeching sound over and over again. I looked at him and said, "Do you think that's annoying?"
He stopped. A little while later I was doing the dishes in the kitchen. I started singing a song from The Sound Of Music, "High on a hill was a lonely goat herd yodle odle yodle odle yea he who"...Will walked by and said, "Do you think THAT'S annoying???"
Touche.

Willism
What's a Willism? A Willism is something funny Will says. I started keeping track of them when he was about 2, and he still pulls some funny ones out from time to time. He will be 7 in December and lately he's had some real zingers. Like today...
Will was having an apple snack today and said, "Mom, where does my breathing tube go?"
I explained to him that his breathing tube goes to his lungs and his eating tube goes to his stomach.
He said, "If you were on the "Magic School Bus" and shrinked down to go to my breathing tube you would probably find a piece of apple...you would probably find some other things too, like a candy, a candy wrapper, and 1/2 of a sharp Christmas light!"
I said, "WHAT???"
He said, "Yeah, I ate those things before. I lucky I'm not dead."
Praise God for watching out for little boys!!!

LABOR DAY IN CANADA

We set off for Canada right after church on Sunday the 31st.

Meg fell asleep for the last 20 minutes of the trip!

Will occupied himself with his DS.

Finally, we arrived at our friend's cottage on Lake Erie.

Kylee and Meg play in the sand.

Sam, Will, and Nathan enjoy a boat ride.

The kids took turns flipping each other off of the hammock.

Everyone piled on with Papa!

He didn't get the rest he was hoping for.

We went blueberry picking.

Mom and Meg fill their baskets.

Nathan and Will

Luke didn't pick much, but he enjoyed running around.

I think Wendy ate one too many blueberries...don't you!?

Sam is a professional berry picker.

Meg and Kylee are purple like the berries.

A hard day's work!

We're ready to eat!

Our host and hostess Bob and Joanne.

Cassie and Scott.

Andrew smiles for the camera.

Luke and Wendy

The Kid's Table...the funnest place to be.

Thanks to the Maynards and Castillos for a wonderful weekend!!!

Pics from My Trip

Here are some pictures from my recent trip. PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS BLOG. I know it is vague and random, but just enjoy the pictures. If you have questions give me a call!

Again, please do not comment on this blog. Just know that I had a wonderful time, and God is faithful!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!

7 NIGHTS ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S

"ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS"

At 6:00am Greg and Tricia (Mike's sister and her husband) are ready to go!

DAY 1 - At Sea

The happy couple!

Mike works on his tan.

Greg and Trish try out the arcade.

Mike and Trish join a dodgeball tournament.

NOT my idea of fun! At all!!!

DAY 2 - Beautiful Barbados

Catamaran and Sea Turtle Adventure

Yes that is Mike snokeling out there. Can you see him???

Sandy Lane - the beach where Tiger Woods got married!

Formal night... every girl's dream; every guys nightmare.

Greg was so excited to dress up in the clothes he wears everyday to work!

DAY 3 - St. Lucia

Canopy Tour

7 Zip Lines

2 Suspension Bridges

I felt like MacGyver!

The most fun ever!!!

DAY 4 - ANTIGUA
We were enjoying the surf when all of the sudden...

a wave came and tried to take our shorts off!

It also deposited sand in places we didn't even know existed!


DAY 5 - St. Marteen

Sorry, no pictures this day.

We took mini boats to Happy Bay and saw naked people.

Our guide reminded us..."Naked doesn't mean beautiful!"

Boy, was he right.



DAY 6 - St. Thomas

Morningstar Beach

nice, but many friends...

like this one everywhere!

So much fun!

We'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Happy 10 Year Anniversary to Mike and Me!!!

A big THANK YOU to Greg and Trish for coming with us and making the

trip extra fun. Also, to our parents who took care of Will and Meg while

we were gone...piece of cake, right!?

Check out the video of me ziplining.

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE

"DAY OUT WITH THOMAS"

at Henry Ford Greenfield Village

Nana and Papa took us to Greenfield Village to see the attractions

and ride Thomas the Tank Engine!

The Henry Ford carousel is one of the few in the country to boast a frog.

Will, of course, was thrilled.

Meg enjoyed riding the horse.

But her favorite was the kitty!

Last year when she saw Thomas, Meg screamed and fell on the ground like she'd caught sight of the Beatles. This year she was just as excited, but showed a little bit more restraint.

Here he is the "Train of the Hour"!

Nana, Meg, Mommy, Will, and Cousin Leah.

Will sports his Thomas shirt.

We had a great day and would do it again next year.