Eleanor's Birthday!

The week after apple picking, we had even more visitors! My cousin and Eden's godmother, Eleanor, came to visit with her husband, Jacob. We had so much fun with them. It was wonderful to get a chance to get to know Jacob better; and the girls particularly liked having a couple of new playmates for a bit. We even got to celebrate Eleanor's birthday with her! If you want a far better description of the visit just check out this link:

http://eleanork.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-birthday-ever.html

I wish I had taken more pictures . . . but I guess Eleanor and Jacob will have to visit again :)

Apple Picking

Towards the end of September, my cousins Julia and Tricia came up with little Tristan and we all headed off to the nearest apple orchard.

Eden and Tristan had so much fun together and decided that pumpkins were most likely grown to provide them with comfy seating.

These wooden chairs worked alright as well, but they weren't nearly as diverting.

Nemmers got into the spirit of the pumpkin sitting as well . . . in this picture she seems to say, "Come with me if you want to live"
As Tristan found out, the best technique for a proper pumpkin sit is to have a spotter always at hand.

There were apples at the orchard as well. By the end of the day that wheelbarrow was no longer filled with diaper bags and children, but with apples! Apple weather really is the best weather for cuddles. Oh yeah, and we ate a lot of apples too!The apples seem to have given Tristan super strength! It was a beautiful day, and I still have apples left!