Honeycrisp

The five of us headed back out to Barthel Fruit Farm because honeycrisp apples are finally ready! We did not intend to pick our own, as the weather was pretty miserable--cold, windy, and wet--but the price difference between pick-your-own ($26/bushel) and the apples you can buy in the farm store ($60/bushel) made it worth braving the weather. We picked tons of honeycrisp and some pippins for apple pie...YUM!!!

Go Badgers!

Snuggles...

...with Uncle Billy

Centerpieces

Lucy and Ella went on a scavenger (or "scabbenger" according to Lucy) hunt with Grandma and found all sorts of fun things to make fall centerpieces--leaves, pinecones, flowers, a bird's nest, a feather, and some stones. We spent the afternoon sorting the goods, baking the pine cones, and creating some gorgeous fall decorations for the table.

TAG Rules

Lucy and Ella love love love their TAG reading systems...there are special books to use with the TAG pen. The pen reads the book either by the whole page or word by word, and they can also use the pen to play games, do reading comprehension, and make the pictures make noise. We can plug the pen into our computer and track everything the girls did--it's awesome!

Discovery World

When Greg got home from work Sunday morning, we all got ready and met Grandma and Grandpa at the Milwaukee Public Market for lunch. After our yummy soups, sandwiches, and mac and cheese, we headed over to Discovery World. It was such a cool place! There was plenty for Lucy and Ella to explore, and lots more for them to grow into.

The girls checking out simple machines

A palm tree photo op with Grandma and Grandpa

Hovering!

A wall of mirrors

Greg on a bed of nails

The wave machine

An awesome Great Lakes display

Entering the aquarium

Lucy said, "It's like scuba diving!"

Touching a sturgeon

This one's for you, Jennie! Milwaukee misses you!

Playing with water

Harvest Fair

Julie and Patrick helped me take the girls to Harvest Fair at the State Fair grounds while Greg was working, and I. forgot. my. camera. What?!? So, you will have to use your imagination to see Lucy and Ella at the petting zoo, riding ponies named Flashy and Sofia, eating meatballs on a stick and apple pie from the Elegant Farmer, going down a big slide coming out of a giant piggy bank's butt, fishing for rubber fishies, doing crafts, and making a scarecrow. However, you will not have to imagine what our scarecrow looks like...here he is!

We had such a fun day...I am so grateful that Julie and Patrick were with us--I would have never been able to do it on my own!