Old Mr. Bulitz had a Farm... E, I, E, I, O

And on his farm we saw some very cute and happy kids...

E, I, E, I, O

With a run around here,

And a pet a pot belly pig there. Here's a pig, there's a Handi, everywhere animals and happy families.

Old Mr. Bulitz had a farm.  E, I, E, I, O!

Old Mr. Bulitz drove the hay ride... E, I, E, I, O.

And on his hayride we should have brought sunglasses.... E, I, E, I, O.

With a worried Bear here...

And a silly Bear there.

Here's a pumpkin,

There's a pumpkin.

Everyone picked some pumpkins!

Old Mr. Bulitz had a pumkin patch.  E, I, E, I, O!

Old Mr. Bulitz had some rides... E, I, E, I, O.

And on one ride rode Abera and Emily... E, I, E, I, O!

With a wagon here,

And some ponies there.

Here's a proud mama.

There's a thrilled Handi. Everyone's on a pony!

Old Mr. Bulitz farm was AWESOME.  E, I, E, I, O!!!

While the husbands were away...

The kids and wives got to play!

What a perfect day for a picnic and playground fun... sunny and near 80 degrees.  I am sure that Michael and his friends were pleasantly surprised by the awesome weather for their annual golf weekend as well.  I know that they have needed to don rain gear, winter hats or windbreakers in years past. 

Abera was fearless running around the play structure.  Needed to remind him to go down "feet first" versus his more adventurous "head first" method.  Despite getting a mouth/face full of sand and being hit by a swing he kept on smiling!

Mehandis enjoyed building roads with Diego, playing t-ball with the N's and blowing bubbles with Griffin too.

Love how we were able to fit 9 people onto the picnic table too... a great way to share some down time, food and conversation.

I love fall!!!

Co-Sleeping

While our Michael and I did not choose the path of a "family bed" except for stormy nights and weekend mornings... it seems the boys have opted for co-sleeping.

First it was Mehandis choosing to sleep on the floor, next to his brother's crib, rather than in his own bedroom.  We actively listened to his desire and moved an extra bed into Abera's room so the two could spend the nights in the same room.

Guess that wasn't close enough...

Lately, the majority of  nights we are finding that Mehandis has climbed right into Abera's crib and proceeds to slumber there until morning.

This morning Mehandis climbed out of the crib before Abera woke up.  And when Abera did wake he started lifting his blankets in search of big brother.

How cute and cozy is that?