This year Joshua was finally ready to spend a few days at the hunting deer camp with Brett. He had a great time being with his daddy, grandpa, uncle and cousins. It was fun seeing them get so excited to go...packing all the gear and food. Joshua got to use his new birthday presents which were a really nice hunting outfit and a safety harness. Josh was able to keep really still and watch some deer go by and when he was just waiting he read an entire book!
The other night as we were pulling into the driveway Matthew got a glimpse of a planet in the sky along with lots of stars. He ran into the house, grabbed his binoculars, a sheet of paper and some crayons and came back outside to "draw" the sky. It was so cute how excited he got over the amazing way that God has created our world! What a wonderful teachable moment it was for us as a family to just get excited about the greatness of our God!
This past weekend I took the kids out for dinner after running some errands around town and it was a blast. If anyone knows our boys - especially Joshua-they would understand the pure joy on his face of being able to just eat seafood for dinner. I tell you this boy has pretty fancy taste in food and much to his dismay does not get it too often at home. He had a blast pulling out crab meat from 3 large crabs and devoured 2 servings of coconut shrimp! Matthew gobbled up all his fish and dug into the crabs also. Brenna and I ate the leftovers and thank goodness I ordered her some chicken and applesauce or she would have left hungry.
I used Joshua and Matthews own Narnian characters for cake decoration.
We had a feast, including a full turkey served with fruits and veggies. One very creative mom even wrapped Joshua's present up as a turkey - how cleaver!
The upstairs was turned into a snowy Narnian winter........
...and the basement was a castle. The favorite game of the day was using a real bow and arrow to slay the dragon pinata. The kids got lots of turns each and some even had excellent shots. The final blows however were dealt with Joshua's sword.
To the Apple Farm we went. 
Matthew's class went on their first trip to Tom Towers Farm and her is Farmer Tom himself showing the kids his special apples that have a star inside them. 
Brenna and I were able to meet the bus up at the farm and help out. Bren enjoyed the picking and eating!
Inside the market Farmer Tom brought in a brussel sprout bush to show the kids how they grow. They all got a laugh out of it. It was a fun fall morning!
Oh Beautiful Niagara Falls
Brenna and Kaylee all bundled up in their kid size blue rain coats!
Matthew flashing a smile before we got all wet.
Joshua with his hood on but he soon thought he would see how wet he could get and took it off.
All good and soaked!
Brenna gives the camera a wave hello!
Joshua and Daddy as we pulled back into the dock.
Mr. Burr and Madison after the ride.
What a great beautiful day and a good view from the observation tower.
The Burr Family - thanks for going with us guys!
