Gone Apple Picking

A few weeks ago we went up to Michigan to visit some Hay relatives and enjoy their apple orchards and fresh picked apples. Although Madeline had never been a fan of apples or applesauce, she certainly changed her mind when she tasted them fresh out of the basket!

Pumpkin Picking

We had a blast this past weekend at a local pumpkin farm with some good friends. Madeline spent quite a while searching for just the right pumpkin to take home.

We played in the corn bin,
rode the tractor tricycles,
pet the animals at the petting zoo, went through a corn maze, jumped on a trampoline, and took a hayride. What a great fall day!

Happy Birthday

And a Happy Birthday it was!
Madeline loved the balloons, and thought "Happy Birthday" was being sung to her, not me. She beamed! Her first birthday will be a treat.

Fun with watermelon.
Our new favorite activity is pulling everything out of the cabinets!
We enjoyed a beautiful Sunday morning at the Riverwalk.
Pretty flowers, pretty girl, but the sun was too bright so I couldn't get her to look up at me.
Enjoying the fountain!

Happy Labor Day

What a patriotic girl!
We celebrated by watching the parade downtown Naperville.

Madeline and her buddy Aiden had so much fun that they had to take a break from it all.

Great-Grandpa Luzinski turns 85!

We helped Great-Grandpa celebrate a milestone birthday! We were happy to be there on such a special day.

Trip to Quincy

We took another trip down to Quincy at the end of August to visit Great-Grandma Schmitt again.
Madeline has grown up a lot since our last trip down!
We enjoyed the train again! Here Madeline reads one of her favorites, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom with Grandpa.