A Mid-Week Adventure...

Last week I picked Camden up at preschool, encouraged him and Micah to sleep in the car for a bit on the way home, swung into campus to pick up Scott and we took the kids on a little hiking adventure followed by a late lunch at Pizza Chef and ice cream at our favorite shop, Arctic Dreams.  Usually our weekdays are very routine - our morning activities (school 3x a week for Camden or just free play or local adventures on the other days) are always followed by lunch, naps, playing outside, dinner at the dining hall, bedtime routine.  Mixing it up with a surprise outing thrilled the kids and we were excited to spend some time as a family in the middle of this very busy life we lead.  It was a chilly, overcast day - as most of our days this spring have been - but it didn't dampen our spirits.  Here are some pictures from our hike...

 Look at these two cuties...

 I love my boys...

 Big girl didn't want to be carried!

 my heart...

 A favorite...

 He's getting SO big...

 I love how they're all holding on to Scott for support.  He's our rock (cheesy, yes....but so true)!

 Mikey got tired and wanted a ride!  This Ergo was the best purchase we ever made! 

 "Mama - take my picture by this tree!"

 Such a good daddy...

 Airplane boys!

I didn't take any pictures of the ice cream and pizza portion of our afternoon, but trust me...it was delicious!  :)

A Beautiful Sunday For A Beautiful Boy

I can't believe Micah is three years old already!  These years are just flying by.  He is our little fireball.  Full of energy, full of sweetness, full of life.  He can be the sweetest little precious boy that you just want to gobble up, and he can also be an absolute terror that you can't control!  Aghh...three year olds.  Someday we'll laugh as we look back and wonder how we ever survived these years! 

We had a fun time last weekend celebrating his birthday.  We went out to eat at the Junction for breakfast, went on a special family hike to the cabin, enjoyed a special birthday "breakfast" for dinner with our parents and just celebrated our little man.  Here are some pictures from our beautiful Sunday!

Breakfast at the Junction...

 Daddy and the Birthday boy!

 Sadie loves the Ergo!  Thankfully...she spends much of her life riding around with Mama like this!

These two are such little buddies.  I love it!

Three!!!

Tired boy!  (It was a long hike!)

Sadie's first time riding on my back in the Ergo!  She seemed to like it!

Playing in the leaves at home...

This boy either hams it up for the camera or runs and hides...

<3

Micah helping put the candles in his birthday cake...

Make a wish!

Happy Birthday, Micah-Man!  We love you!

A Hike and A Farm

I'm back in the blogging saddle again.  We'll see if I can be more consistent this time around.  There's something about the schedule that comes with the school year that gives me hope that I might be able to put the time into this poor, forgotten blog once again.  I know not many people read it, but Scott and I love using it as a little memory book of our family adventures and some of our relatives who don't see us often enjoy the pictures - so I'm going to do my best to recommit. 

We've had a busy fall so far.  Camden is in preschool three mornings a week from about 8:00 - 11:30 and Micah and Sadie are home with Mama full-time.  We've been enjoying time at home, going on walks down in the meadow, and filling our Friday's with an extra-fun activity when all three kids are home together (they're all home on Wednesdays too, and we usually head to the local library for story time and meet Scott for an early lunch at school). 

A couple days ago I took Micah and Sadie on a little hike by the lake just above our house.  There is a beautiful little outdoor chapel in the woods at Bluewater Farm and it was a perfect distance for Micah's little legs. 

We found a feather at the start of our walk and he hardly put it down the rest of the day!

 My little hiker...

 The beautiful little chapel.  If we had had a smaller wedding, I would have loved to have it here!

 A beautiful view of Kearsarge...

Today, as part of "Friday Fun Day" I took the kids to Beech Hill Farm (as you know, this is one of our favorite destinations).  Animals, trails, and a huge sand pile filled with trucks for free!  Yes, Please!  They also have corn mazes and ice cream (which of course we had to eat because our family loves ice cream!) that you do have to pay for...but it's always a great outing.  

 Picking out some pumpkins...

 This sand pile could entertain them for hours...

 Sadie sat in the sand all by herself and was so entertained.  She's at a perfect age where she can sit up by herself, yet isn't shoving everything in her mouth yet.  Loving this girl!

 When did this happen?!?!  I have three kids!!!

 Just one of many fall adventures!  Can't wait for the next one!