harvest time

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier this week Ivar walked outside with me and said, "Oh! Nice Day!" And yesterday he was playing in the garage by himself when he put his mouth on the screen of the door and yelled at me in the kitchen, "Mama! Shoes On! Outside!"

So that's where we've been. And it's a good thing we've been soaking up each day, because today the temperature dropped and I quickly remembered the season that is just around the corner.

Here's what we've been up to:
+We go on cow hunts two or three times a week now. When cars go by our house Ivar seems to think they also are going on cow hunts. A truck will drive by and he'll point saying, "See cows?"

+One of our favorite farms to visit is just a mile up the road. I saw the farmers wife outside and thought I had better introduce myself so that she would know why that mysterious black jeep is always parked next to her pasture. She was so kind and invited us into her calf barn to see "Baby Cows!" It is all Ivar talks about now.

+Actually, he talks about baby cows and "Combines!" The combine came through our field on Saturday and Rory and I were so excited that we woke Ivar up from his nap. Ivar is the perfect kid to have on this adventure with us. At Elsie's 2 month doctor appointment there were three combines in the field working right out the lobby windows. Could you ask for greater waiting room entertainment?

+On Sunday morning Rory dressed Ivar and they were matchy matchy. Adorable. Jeans and blue plaid.

+We had Groves cousins over this weekend and jumped in leaves. Ruby calls box elder bugs Sweetie Pies. She seems to think they're adorable. We have a whole lot of Sweetie Pies around our house and I was grateful for the opportunity to reframe my opinions of these spawning bugs.

+While they were here Rory had his folks help him put one wall up at his build site. A barn raising of sorts...  And the foundation and floor made for a great stage for Toby to show us his roller shoe skills.

+The landscape is changing around here with the corn down and leaves falling. Today I stayed in all day with the kids, read books with Ivar in a blanket fort and made chili and corn bread for supper. I love this time of year.