We stopped at a rest stop in Connecticut and took these pictures. Here are Jeremy and the 4 older boys in front of a beautiful yellow and orange-leafed tree.
Joey throwing leaves in the air...
Doesn't it look like he's having a grand time with those leaves?!!
I scooped a bunch of leaves into a pile and talked Jon into lying on them for a photo...
Joey was the only other boy I could talk into lying on those leaves. He didn't like them much...he said they poked him!
One of my monkeys in the tree...Jonathan.
Jordan
Joshua
Joseph
Jordan again...
Jonathan again...
Joshua again...
Jonathan is looking like he thinks I'm taking too many pictures.
The tree...
Joshua and Joey. Joey looks blurry because he is bouncing up and down.
Josiah was asleep when we all got out of the car, so we left him inside while we took pictures. Here's what we were greeted with when we got back in...
This isn't a great photo since I took it by holding the camera out the car window while we were going about 65mph, but it does show the colors. We never saw ANYTHING like this in Texas!!
I've been wanting to take the boys to get pumpkins, and was hoping to find a pumpkin patch along the way on this trip. We did find one, although it wasn't quite what I was looking for. The pumpkins were all set up on tables, which limited the photo ops, but we got some anyway. Oh, and we bought 7 sugar pumpkins for pie and pumpkin bread, and little bitty pumpkins for the boys to paint. We'll be doing some serious baking in the next few days!
Jordan pulling Joey around in a little red wagon.
Once again, a happy Joey!
Our "pumpkin patch" picture...
Again, with a few more smiles!
More fun with the wagons...
This started out as an impromptu race. It didn't end pretty. There were lots of tears, and I didn't take pictures.
I hesitated to put this one in here, since this is a family blog and all, but I finally couldn't resist. Yes, it's a pumpkin. Both on top, and in, um, the backside. If my brother actually reads my blog, he will appreciate this. The rest of you, probably not so much!
Now usually when we travel we're on a pretty tight schedule, but on this particular day we had set aside the trip as family time, with the freedom to stop if something looked particularly interesting. When we passed the signs for the Yankee Candle Co. headquarters, I just had to stop! I was hoping to find their candles at a discount, but no such luck. We did, however, have fun letting the boys dip candles in their "Wax Works" section, where they had several candle crafts for adults and kids alike.
Joshua and Jordan choosing their candles to dip...
Jon is busy deciding what he wants his candle to look like.
Jon's first dip...
Hey, this is pretty cool!
Joey is ready to dip his candle!
Jordan
More of Joey's candle...
Jordan finally decides to make his star blue...
Nice!
Joshua gets started...
A closer inspection...
Smile for the camera!
Jordan again. When he learned that the star and rocket ship he dipped was an ornament and not a candle we could burn, he wanted to do another one!
Now we have a small collection of very colorful taper candles. We've decided that we'll have a fun family dinner soon and light the candles at the table. Tomorrow we're going to spend time in the morning cutting, gutting, and baking our pumpkins. Then we'll start making pumpkin bread for the freezer, and of course roast all those pumpkin seeds! I'll be taking pictures, of course, to share with all of you!
2 comments:
Looks like great fun! I love the smile on Josiah's face when you returned to the car. Soooo Sweet!
Wow - I loved seeing these pictures. Dartmouth is my alma mater and I do miss fall in New Hampshire!
I actually know quite a few of the folks involved in ministry at Dartmouth. I hesitate to name the ministries as I don't think I've seen it named on your blog, but I'd be willing to bet I could name some of your Northeast ministry partners!
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