It was a perfect fall weekend, so we spent some time playing in the leaves. Also, Vero brought the two older boys Argentina soccer jerseys, which they immediately put on. Ed dug his out as well.
Ed flipping Thomas into the leaf pile
Jojo in the leaves--his hair always looks so beautiful with the fall colors. :)
Hard at work raking.
Soccer jerseys mean pulling out the soccer goal.
Ed grilled a beer can chicken (over Dr. Pepper instead of beer though).
Ben's first campfire
We took Vero to Gull Meadow Farms for fall fun. The last time she visited us (1999, in Chicago), it was autumn as well and we did the same thing! She's going to think that's all we do here.
The bounce pads
The tractor ride
Guys on the slide!
On the hayride
After we got home from Gull Meadow, Ed stayed back with Ben while Vero and I took the boys over to buy pumpkins at Gene the Pumpkin Man--an institution in Kalamazoo.
The pickings were a bit slim (this was the Sunday before Halloween!), but the boys found pumpkins they liked. They were both more concerned with finding Ben a pumpkin than themselves, which was sweet.
Teamwork with the wagon.
We carved the pumpkins on the deck.
Thomas drawing his face on
Vero and I did all the pumpkin carving. The boys refused to touch anything inside the pumpkins. Such chickens!
The boys with their pumpkins and gourds
We also took Vero over to Eccentric Cafe for dinner in the beer garden.
Vero and the boys
We're so glad Vero came to visit! I guess it's our turn to travel next...
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