Yankee Dandy

This is what happens when you give Daddy the camera for his Daddy-Daughter outing...

Applesauce... part two

Yeah, so still trying to figure it out - here's a pic that goes with the previous one. Yum, yum homemade applesauce mom!

applesauce 2, originally uploaded by Kejama.

Homemade Applesauce

First came the apple orchard, then came apple pie, caramel apples, and homemade applesauce. The applesauce was Maggie's favorite.

By the way, I'm trying out a new way to post my photos, so hang with me while I figure it out.

applesauce 1
Originally uploaded by Kejama

When Bushes Attack

Waiting for Daddy to get home from work can be kinda boring. That's why Maggie likes to try and water the flowers, climb up on her lawn chair, play with sidewalk chalk, and fling herself into our bushes.

A couple days ago we were sitting on the front stoop waiting for Daddy when all of a sudden Maggie decides to do a cartwheel off the top step into the bush beneath her. She literally flipped head over heels and landed on her face. And I'm sitting there like, "10!"... just kidding... I was more like, "Holy shit!" and rushed her inside just as Daddy pulled into the driveway.

I examined her all over, nothing broken, just a scratched up face. She recovered fast and was giggling with Daddy within 10 minutes, but she looks like she got in a fist fight - which really isn't a good look for a toddler. And lucky me, she looks like that the day before she starts her new season of toddler classes (play time and dance). I sure do feel like one classy momma bringing my scabby kid to class let me tell ya. Not to mention the grocery store, home improvement store, etc. I seriously found myself explaining to the Wal-Mart cashier yesterday how my kid got injured, just in case he got the urge to call child services.

Apples, Apples Everywhere!

I've been trying to get to this post for the past week and a half, but needed pics to accompany it (stuck in camera while computer was being fixed).

We made our first apple orchard trip of the season. Maggie's Gigi was in town and tagged along. We went to this really nice place in Hebron, IL called Royal Oak Farm Orchard http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com/. If you're anywhere near the WI/IL border I would definatly recommend stopping by. They have it all... orchard with wagon rides and tours, mini-choo-choo, pumpkins (in season), petting zoo, country shop and restaurant, and carousel. Since we went early in September it wasn't very crowded, and everything was clean and well taken care of.

I don't have any particularly histerical stories to share from the trip, but I do have some particularly cute photos...