Aaron and Stacey Drake: November 2007

Thiess Farm

We discovered a really cool farm to go to before Aaron leaves for Austria called Thiess Farm. It's a pretty normal farm but during the fall they construct a huge playland for kids all out of hay bails. There was a zipline, corn maze, pirate ship, castle, obstacle course and tractor ride just to name a few things. They also had a maze that was completely closed in, if you didn't have a flashlight it was pitch black! I think Mom and Dad had just as much fun as the kids. It was a great family day. Here are some pics...

Rid'em Cowboy!

Lots of pumpkins and tired kids

This is less than half of the playground

Ella zippin' down the line

I don't think Seth could be any happier

Food Fun

We do feed our kids vegetables occasionally too, but these are some good pics...

The best way to eat a carmel apple...in the bathtub!

Whipped Cream:
Calories: 15
Fat - 1g

Serving size: 1 Mouthful

Fall Festival Costumes

Aaron was in Austria during Halloween so Stacey took the kids to a fall festival at a local church. Stacey's parents were able to go as well and they all had a great time. Anna really didn't know what to think about her ladybug outfit and Seth refused to keep on his Giraffe head. Of course Noah and Ella felt right at home with their outfits. I think Ella would dress like Cinderella every day if we would let her!

Seth turns 2!

Seth turned 2 on November 6. He is getting so big. Aaron has been traveling so much over the past few months that he has really noticed how much he's growing up every time he comes home. It seems like his language skills almost doubled while Aaron was in Texas last month. His personality is getting more and more distinctive by the day and he is definitely all boy.

For his birthday we started out at his favorite train store that has tons of wooden tracks for kids to play on. Trains really keep his attention for a long time. Then we had lunch at McDonalds with a Playland and finished with a little party with Aaron's family.