A Visit To Klackles

October 2009

A new tradition is to head to Klackles every year. Klackles is a great place that has an assortment of things to do, such as apple picking, pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, an elephant ride, a camel ride, and a ton of crazy rides for the kiddos.

The day we headed out there was a little colder than expected but we still had a great time. Liam and daddy fed the goats at the petting zoo...(this picture is from the country basket instead of Klackles but I like it so here it is!)

We picked apples, Liam especially liked to pick them AND eat them!

Liam went on a bunch of rides! He is so funny, he will go on whatever you put him on but I don't think he always enjoys it! Ha, ha, I love his face in this picture...."oh boy here we go again!"

I think he liked this ride better, you should of seen them cruising around the track!

We didn't let him go on the camel or elephant ride but we did check it out.

We had such a great day despite the cold! Liam gnawed on that apple until he passed out in the backseat from exhaustion!

Meijer Gardens...again

October 3, 2009

We have discovered that here in Michigan when the sun peeks out you better get out and enjoy it because it won't be here for long. So this am when we looked out the window and saw some sunshine we headed to Meijer garden.

Last year we went there and got some great pics of Liam in their giant pumpkin patch, this year not so lucky. Liam is so opinionated now and we could not get him to pose for a picture for nothing!

Although here he seems to be enjoying the small statue of the giant stallion. I would also like to note that the sign encouraged you to touch the small statue but I am not sure if they meant that it was ok to ride it! Classy!

The Country Basket

October 3, 2009

Today we went to The Country Basket, which is an apple farm that has fun activities for the kids. Liam did a variety of activities such as going down the slide, feeding the crazy goats, and crawling through the hay tunnel, but his favorite activity was to play in the corn box. It is really quite a simple idea...fill a box with corn feed, place a couple of trucks in there and you have hours of fun.

He was so happy in there digging with his shovel and playing with Daddy. It was a great fall day minus the few raindrops. I love fall!

First two word combo!

October 14, 2009

So this posting will show how behind I am in my blogging but I wanted to share some great news! Liam said his first 2 word combination today. We were walking out of Target and they have big red cement balls outside the store. He always points to them and says ball so today when he did that I told him "red ball" and don't you know it, clear as day, he repeated me, "red ball". I was so excited, he repeated it a bunch of times. As I put him in the car a young guy was walking past...I said "Yes Liam, red ball. I think I am going to cry!" This nice young man gave me a funny look and picked up his speed. One day when he has kids the lightbulb will go off and he will get that moment today. It gave me a good chuckle.

Our Favorite Park

September 13, 2009

My mom and dad came for the weekend of my birthday but they didn't truly come to see me! They came to spend some quality time with Liam. So we took my mom to the Beltline Park to show her what Liam's favorite park looks like.

We had a blast going down slides....

Climbing through tunnels...

And swinging on some swings...

The Circus is in Town!

September 2009

So I saw that the circus was coming to town and I was so excited. I love the circus...the clowns, the acrobats, the animals, and of course the cotton candy!

I wanted to go as a family so I got the best tickets available, the celebrity circus seats. Now when I bought them I did not know exactly what that meant, I did not care I just wanted the best seat available. Boy did we get the best seat...we were front and center and guaranteed to be in on the action. I was not sure how this would work out with Liam, after all he is only 18 months old. Some adults don't like all the noise, lights, and clowns.

Luckily we have the most flexible and amazing kid ever. We got there a little early to allow him to get used to the environment. We went down to the circus floor where he "rode" a horse

and sat on Daddy's shoulders to get a better view of the elephant.

He seemed to like it but sitting in a chair for 2 hours could be a different story.

We took our seats and the show began. He was mesmerized by all the action. The clowns came over and played with him and the ring master tickled his belly. He loved it! He waved to all the animals and clapped like a big boy.

The big moment came when we became part of the show. We were escorted onto a small tram that rode around the floor of the circus while the act was still going! It was amazing. Liam was too cute... he leaned forward and held onto the bar of the tram like it was a roller coaster. What a blast, I only wish that he was old enough to remember how great it was.

Girlfriends Galore

September 2009

Our play group here has really become a close knit group of friends that depend on each other for all kinds of things. The other day I caught these great pics of the kids playing together. Liam is far outnumbered by girls and I think he likes it that way :)