The Pumpkin Patch

It's Pumpkin patch time. Graham and I have had two P-patch experiences this year. The first was two weekends ago, on a perfect fall day; Kris, Sarah, Graham and I went to the pumpkin patch for a day of fun. Although we were fighting the crowds you couldn't get better fall weather. The next weekend we went again with Kylie, Nate, Rita and my Mom. This time we ran from the pumpkin patch to the covered produce area as fast as we could. We had hot cider and fresh doughnuts and got soaking wet! We had a great time both weekends.

More fom our family visit.

Chicago and baby Jackson...so cute!

Chicago.

Graham and I got to spend four sunny days in hot, humid Chicago, visiting Graham’s family and friends. The main reason for our visit was to meet our newest family member…Jackson David Ventura - at just two weeks old; he is Graham’s sister Elyce and her husband Dave’s first baby! We had a great time, although we didn’t get to see everyone we hoped to and we wish we could have spent more time with everyone we saw. This was only my second time to the ‘windy city’ but we didn’t spend much time visiting tourist sites. We did go to Millennium Park which is in the middle of downtown Chicago and has the “bean” and Graham and I went up to the 96th floor of the Hancock and had cocktails. It was a great trip, we had a lot of fun and it was so nice to see everyone. Hopefully we will all get together again soon. We miss you guys!

Oaks Park Oktoberfest!

Oops! I missed posting our most recent Oktoberfest experience. Kris, Sarah, Kylie and of course Graham and I, headed down to Oaks Park for a night of German themed amusement park fun. We all got sickeningly ill from to many spinning rides. By the end of the night both Graham and I were sitting out the rides and holding everyone's loose items. Although no one won the chicken dance, or sausage-eating contest, we had a lot of fun and of course look forward to next year.