You know it's going to be good when the eastern sky looks like this at sunset...

...and so you turn around to see THIS!!!

Isn't our Creator an amazing artist?!?

Cool bug!

My best find from the hike today!

I told you Isaac's pockets were full! No, but our backpacks were. All in the name of lime green accents for my decor!

Peace like a river

We ditched household chores today in favor of what will probably be one of our final hikes for the fall. It was a gorgeous day, just perfect for hiking at the Narrows. This was one of the quieter moments along the way, as our trek was packed with whistling, laughter, goofy faces, climbing, clambering, and fun.

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Table...er, POCKET...of contents!

We used to empty Isaac's pockets every night when he was little just to take pictures of all the little bits he'd collected throughout the day. Looks like he still hasn't outgrown that habit, but now his pockets are bigger and can hold even more! Here we have Ian's Awana badge from last year, 4 Lego ladders stacked together, a couple mini decks of cards, a handful of dice, a corn maze map, an eraser, a pebble, and a few spare Lego parts! Don't even get me started on his pockets after our hike today!!!

A bit of tractor trouble

While at the corn maze today, we participated in the world's shortest hayride. The tractor died upon starting, got jumped, travelled 3 inches, and then died again! We decided to walk. It was such a BEAUTIFUL day anyway.

All that wandering and we finally found some CORN!

Beautiful day to wander through some corn!

Isaac's version of the Statue of Liberty

Comparing the stability and strength of Cubes vs. Pyramids

Our Rosh Hashanah feast

This year we are learning about the Jewish feasts days and their significance to us now as Christians. We started tonight with the feast of trumpets. Good thing Ian bought that trumpet at the antique show!

Standing strong

I like this little tree. Though it looks weak and all alone, it's growing some strong roots to help it weather the storms for many years to come.

A bit breezy today!

The dock is closed and the lake is churning! Always good to catch a nice storm while at Lakeside.

My mighty fisherman

Now THAT'S a catch!!!

Ian just reeled in a big one!

Only Isaac

While Ian is fishing for fish, Isaac is fishing for treasures in the cracks of the dock. So far, he's up to 8 hooks and 16 weights.

Almost up...

Our masterpiece

Nice way to spend the morning

I even joined in the fun!

I think natural gradients are awesome...

...also! Dueling blogs.

A nice bass!

Wow.