Hiking at 9 Mile

We went hiking this past weekend (10/18) at 9 Mile out by our house. It was a little chillier than we thought it was going to be. Andrew tends to wander off the trail or just stop so it makes it hard to actually go anywhere. There is a gun range in the back of the recreation area that was, I'll say, very active. When we wandered out of the woods and were heading back to our car we saw a pack of kids and their dad all wearing blaze orange... I asked what they were hunting for and they replied, "Deer. It's T-zone. You should really be wearing orange." Hello! Shouldn't that be in the newspaper or posted by the entrance of the park???

At the Pumpkin Patch...

Okay, so I really don't have any pictures of the 'pumpkin patch' because AJ was all out of sorts and not behaving so I only got a few shots of him playing with the dog, Louie, at Helene's Hilltop Orchard. And the first time we went (9/28), I forgot the camera. He loves dogs and gets so excited when he sees one. He must miss Cosmo, as we all do.

Doepke Park

Tyler and AJ just playing!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

AJ loves the swings!

AJ after going down the slide.

That's Mr. Bus Driver to you!

Tyler, in my photo gem of the day!

Mr. Joe and his son, Tyler. Tyler turns 2 on Nov. 1.

We met our friends, Joe and Tyler, at Doepke Park today and I brought the camera. It was cool but sunny and the fresh air was a great way to wear the kids out and nap today! This park (just down the street from both of us) is geared toward kids ages 1-5. It's fenced in which is great and this is the only park AJ actually plays on the equipment. We had a great morning!

Vilas Zoo (Madison) on Labor Day

Hey, it's hard to get 'action shots'! And whenever I put AJ on a carousel- I never seem to choose the animal that goes up and down. Go figure...

We decided to go to Madison over Labor Day weekend to the Vilas Zoo. AJ is obsessed with the goats (much to Mom's dismay since goats freak me out) and although I didn't get many pictures there I did get this adorable one of Andrew peaking through the polar bear cut out!