Other October happenings... All beginning with B!

You would think that Balloon Fiesta would be included in this post since it happens in Oct, but to be quite honest, it was forgotten in the hustle and bustle of the month... Maybe next year.  What we did have was a whole lot of other 'B' happenings.  Come see!

 

Bubbles... Cheap entertainment and they go on clearance late sept/early oct.

 Brother shirts

 Bicycles... jakey is officially a rider now :). 

 So proud!

 Battles during a play of The Trojan War, put on by Joshua's 2nd grade class.

 Josh was the King that was fighting over Queen Helen.

 They did a fabulous job!

 Ball games were how we spent our weekends.  The Red Dragons did well and Josh once again led in number of goals.

 Go Josh, Go!

Bugs- Kyle spends soccer games catching bugs... This day it was a yellow butterfly.

 Beautiful fall colors everywhere.

 

 

Birthday Dinners- This year I got 3!  One with my neighbor friends, one with my hubby & one with my mom :)... Now it is time for BURNING calories!

a Blast of a time at the Pumpkin Patch playing games and picking out pumpkins

 

 Bosque 5K run with my Bestie to support the boys school :).  I haven't run a race since before I had kids. 

Austin 6 months old

I am behind on posts... I better post Austin's 6 month pictures before he turns 8 months next week ;).  The belly laughs, the looks of curiosity, the squirms & the faces of tasting new things are my favorites.  He beams every morning when he sees everyone and the feeling is mutual as everyone greets him with hugs and kisses and excitement.  He draws A LOT of attention within our family as everyone wants to hold, help and love on him.  He is a cuddle bug and oh so squeezable... We love you Austin!!!

Sleeping... As precious as he looks when he is sleeping, he is a power nap kind of baby- sigh!  

 Eating... He is starting to eat more than just milk.  He eats well, loving pureed stews, avocado and pureed fruit :). His chunkiness needs to be fed regularly!

 He is strong!  I know I have said this before, but he gracefully pulls his heavy body all over.

 The belly laughs are abundant and priceless.

 The ahhhhs and squeals!

 The stoic look.

 ...and the smiles! 

 Awwwwwe!

 

  He may be outgrowing the swing?!

  He loves the grass and being outside!

 Love the baby features :).

Cabin Camping

As a teenager, I went up to a camping lodge called Lutherhaven for various church functions.  It was a nice place for retreats, camping, hiking and just having fun.  It was a quiet piece of nature in the mountains perfect for experiencing God's natural world.  In 2003, it burned down along with the other hundreds (maybe thousands) of acres surrounding it during a wild fire.  I mostly forgot about it until I recently found out that they rebuilt it and made it easy for church members to go stay up there with their families when it wasn't being used by churches.  We signed up immediately and had a nice weekend enjoying the beautiful fall colors. We took my parents too, to celebrate my mom's birthday :). 

Mountains... Nature's playground!

We happened to go at the peak of fall color :). 

The burned down hill behind the cabin.

Family picture... Did I mention how beautiful the fall colors were?

G & G Reinert!

Evening hike down and then back up the road to get there... Gorgeous colors!

Smile!

Sundown called for a happy birthday song and smores!

Late night board games with the family!

A little chapel next to the lodge at sunrise... Stunning view!

You can see the burnt down hills...



View from balcony at sunrise... do you see lake Fenton down there?

Homemade birthday cards for grandma!

Our hike to the lake... Austin wouldn't keep his hat on.

On our way down we didn't see any wild life, but we did run into some cattle :)... The boys were impressed!

Yay, we made it to the lake!

K found some bugs right away (it is a grass hopper)!

fishing.

casting.

Hiding in the grass.

C waited patiently for his turn to fish.

So did Grandpa!

Good times, but no too successful with catching fish.

Off they go to explore.

These three were on an ever-changing adventure game :). 

Grandma had fun talking ducks with Carter while they sat looking at the lake.

More color!  

Awesome views in every direction.

brotherly moments!

can you find Mike, Josh & Kyle?  

Here is a clue... Now go back and look at the above picture! 

It was a breath of fresh mountain air to have a weekend get-away...We can't wait to visit again!