Fall Family Fun

This past weekend, Mom and Dad decided to come down to Kenosha to join Eric, Asher and I along with Aaron, Erika and the kids for some Fall Family Fun.  They came down on Friday night and stayed until Sunday.  On Saturday morning we hung out at home until Aaron's family got there.

Asher checking out his first pair of shoes.

Once the rest of the Klingenmaier crew got here, we played for a while in the basement (with some new toys that I scored at neighborhood garage sales), while Aaron started some homemade beer bread for dinner later.  Then, we packed up all the kids and headed over to Jerry Smith's Pumpkin Farm.

At the pumpkin farm, we had a great time enjoying the beautiful day, chasing bubbles, munching on caramel corn, checking out the animals, looking at the pumpkin scenes, playing on the playground, and just savoring some good old family fun.

Caleb trying to catch the bubbles

Spidey

Caleb checking out out his Sesame Street buds.

We tried to get a picture of the boys together.  This was the best we could do.  It is tough to get 3 kids that have a combined age of less than 5 to sit still for a picture!

We tried also to get a picture of the grandkids with Grandma & Papa...same problem. 

Our little family.

Micah, Asher & Eric following the yellow brick road.

Two Spideys

My little pumpkin with lots of other pumpkins. 

Love this look (him not me)

Asher & I checking out the animals with Grandma & Papa

Grandma stole him from me.  

Caleb enjoying the slide and waiting for Momma and Papa to catch him. 

Asher & Eric enjoying the slide.

Caleb messing with Papa's hat. 

Asher checking for bugs. 

Family shot...considering the kid issue mentioned above, this turned out pretty well.

3 Little Pumpkins

After enjoying a couple of hours at the farm, we headed back home to continue the Fall fun.  We got the boys dressed up in their costumes for more photo ops.  Then we finished up dinner and enjoyed a family meal.  What would be a better meal to top of the day with...homemade beef stew (Paula Dean style) and beer bread.  It was delicious.  Afterwards, we officially ended the evening with some homemade baked apple dumplings and ice cream.  Does it get any better than that?

Caleb the Tigger

Caleb & Mommy 

Whoo's this: My Asher Baby of Course!

Again...3 boys...best picture we got.

Cutest.Baby.Ever.  Am I right? :)  ...maybe a bit biased!

When dessert was eaten and we were all fully stuffed, Aaron & Erika packed up their boys and headed home.  That was at about 7pm.  By 8pm, we could barely stay awake and Dad passed out on the couch.  At 9pm, we all headed to bed.  It was a great day, exhausting, but great.

The next day, we enjoyed a relaxing morning at home (made much more exciting by Asher rolling over 3 times in his crib!!), church and breakfast, and then it was time to bid Mom & Dad fair well.  Thanks for coming to visit us...we can't wait to see you again! :)

Baby Life Week 16: 180

This week started off a bit crazy, but it turned into a great week, and overall it was a 180 degree turn from the week before.

On Saturday, I had my friend Britni's baby shower at church.  Before I could go though, I had volunteered to make a dessert.  I decided to make some S'more Triffles (or S'mifles as the blogger called them) that I had found on Pinterest.  I made 35 of them, and although they were easy to make, they made the morning a bit crazier than Eric & I were prepared for.

Asher & Eric with Theo (the guest of honor) 

Eric & Asher talking to Susan and Jenny 

Britni opening her gifts with Lainey helping

Britni & a beautiful quilt she got that matches her nursery perfectly!

Britni, Fabien & his family (who came all the way from France).

My dessert.  It didn't turn out as cute as the Pinterest one, but they were pretty tasty...although SUPER sweet.

After the shower, I headed back home for a quick break with my guys for some lunch and a bit of football.  Then I had to head back to church for worship team practice.  Thus, Eric got to spend most of the day watching Asher, giving him a taste of what some of my summer days were like!

Video: Asher chatting it up to Daddy.

Asher watching the Michigan game.

I love those eyes!

Asher got a package in the mail from Grandma & Papa Klingenmaier.  He was very interested in the book, which had an owl finger puppet in it.

During the rest of the week, nothing major happened, but Asher was very playful and we had a really good time with him.  Wednesday was the best.  Asher & I had a great day (again I am so thankful that I've been able to take those days off...it means less money in our account, but I know I will never look back on those days and regret sacrificing some income to spend time with Asher).  We read some books, took a nap together, played on the floor, talked...it was just an all-around good day.

Since I don't have much else to report from this week, I will just end with a few more pictures...you can never have enough you know...

Now that Asher has found his hands, we officially have a thumb sucker (which I'm not too excited about).

He loves to be naked! :)

Playing with Daddy!