Thursday, October 30, 2008

A Beautiful (and Busy) Fall Day in Michigan

Today was an absolutely beautiful day and a very busy one, too. We started the morning off at a local bakery with yummy coffee and pastries (for mom) and lovely conversation, then we had our friends over for playgroup, and finally headed to Meijer Gardens for a walk and some fantastic photo ops with the gigantic pumpkins. Whew, in between all that there were naps, too!

Hmmm, I think Sadie is ready to go outside. She loves standing at our front door and when Kurt comes home from work, he'll make funny faces at her on the other side and she'll crack up. 
We love going to our playgroups and hanging out with all the kiddos and moms. My new friends are fabulous and it wouldn't be the same around here with out them!
Kendal as a tiger, Sadie our little monkey, and Elle the spider. Can they get any cuter?

Okay, so this shot wasn't from today, but I had to post it on here. This is from our larger Monday playgroup. How adorable are these little ones (and their mama's, too)! This shot was almost impossible to get, but fun trying.

Here are some fun pictures of Sadie hanging out with the huge pumpkins at Farm Garden. They have the best pumpkin patch! She has been pointing at everything... the light, mama, dada, pumpkins, birdies, the sky... it's pretty darn cute. 




We then found this neat structure that housed some old husks of corn. It was fun to sit and play in here and had some really fun light coming through.



Hangin' out by the barn. This lady LOVES to stand - she'll pull herself up on everything. I think she'll be walking soon...

Our last stop was in the Michigan Shade Garden. This spot is just so magical and peaceful. It's pretty amazing that this is in the middle of Grand Rapids. 

The first picture is sadie looking up to the sky 'singing' twinkle twinkle little star'. We sing this in swim class and the bath when she floats on her back and she has started 'singing' along with us. It is the cutest thing - when she sings, she looks up like she is trying to lay back and float on her back. 

The next picture - you can see her two bottom teeth. She is still teething and we think she'll get her two top teeth next. 




Enjoy the rest of this gorgeous fall weather because next up is snow... Hugs from the Devlaeminck's!


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