Happy Fall!

Happy Fall Everyone!

Here's a recount of our fun Fall week with the Morgans in Sept.

Jenny's Farm

Mmmmm...the pumpkin doughnuts there are delishhhhhh!

Checking out the farm

"Peet"

(Peek-a-boo)

Petting the Goats

Checking out Campus

This is the law-quad (Hogwarts-style)

We had some crazy weather during the week. Rain, wind, cold... but we managed to see most everything we wanted to. Here's the scene as we waited for the ferry. White-caps and wind! The kids were nervous the boat was in danger, but were comforted that everyone on the ferry was saying "Wheeeee!" as the boat went up and down like a roller-coaster!

There was definitely some hiding from the cold going on! Here's Luke in Papa Stapleton's raincoat. (Scott's now) It almost covered him from head to toe. :)

Eatin'

Sleepin'

Visiting Museums

The Butterfly Museum on Mackinac Island

We also visited the Ford Factory on a rainy day.

Swimmin'

Walking around the island

Ah...the Grande.

The Grande Hotel is famous for their large porch over looking Lake Huron and the movie Somewhere in Time that was filmed here in 1979. Mel and I enjoyed checking it out.

I don't know how reliable this is, but the internet said in many places, "The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan has the longest porch in the world at some 660 feet in length."

Biking around the island

And there was definitely some of this going on too!

Down time for the kiddies. Tom and Jerry was the favorite.

Great trip! The best part was getting to spend time with these cute kiddies!

Thanks for visiting guys!!

Brothers

Awwww....

Oh, for cuteness' sake!

Crazy Youngsters

So I've been playing on this intramural soccer team with a bunch of undergrads, and I'm definitely the old guy there. Anyway, we've been playing at crazy hours like 10:30 at night. Seriously, outdoor soccer in October at 10:30 at night. Brrrrr! Anyway, I am so out of shape that I can barely last till halftime, but I've managed to get a goal or assist every game. Just trying to represent the "older" generation! T-man's also ramping up his füßball skills by kicking rather than just walking into the ball. A star in the making!!

The Wave

This is an art sculpture called "The Wave" behind Scott's office. It's quite a hit with the kids!

Timmy is now the neighborhood bike inspector. No chain brakes on his watch!

The scoreboard

Scott jimmied the DVD cupboard shut last night. Timmy was TICKED off today!!

Parents 1

Timmy whined incessantly. I didn't give in. I wanted to use the laptop though. He whined. I let him watch Kung Fu Panda on UTube while I did my work. Part 1, Part 2, and......OK, OK!... Part 3.

Timmy 3

Some Timmy Expressions

Some Timmy Expressions that I love and want to remember:

Dee doo (Thank you)

Pa? (I have to go potty)

Aaah (I'm all done)

show? show? show? show? show? (I want a movie!!)

weee? (I want to play downstairs)

dada

mama

Peeez? (Please)

show (cereal)

One of his favorite things to do right now (until we can get a lock for the cupboard) is to hand us the DVDs one at a time and say "dee doo" after each one. He misses following Luke around and saying "hi" a million times. :)

Racecar Bed

I've wanted to post a picture of Timmy's new bed for a while. He loves it so much, and loves his new "Cars" bedspread and sheets too! He points to the cars and says "Vrooom!"

He likes it so much, he doesn't want to leave in the morning and after naps. He prefers to sit there and read books for awhile first.

We were super-lucky, because he doesn't get out of bed when we lay him down and he only fell out once. :)

Melissa came for a visit last week and we had a FABULOUS time with her family. I'll post some pics soon of our trip! We got to tour campus, play at the neighborhood playareas, visit the Ford Factory, visit Mackinac Island and play on the wave field a couple of times. Thanks for taking the time (not to mention the $$!) to come out Mel!