Apple Holler

We all went to the Apple Holler to do some Fall Activities.  We started out having a delicious breakfast buffet.  Then we paid way too much $$ to pick apples that were mostly either already picked or on the ground.  Most of the apples could only be reached by either me jumping or lifting Owen high into the air.  We did have a wagon ride out to the orchard and were able to fill 2 small bags with apples.  They also had many activities for kids.  All in all it was a great day, and the Dude had a blast.  (I only mention the apple picking to remember how funny it was....and possibly remind us not to do the same thing next year.)  Everything else was outstanding....

On the hayride wagon heading out to the apple orchard

Getting those apples

One of the few apples we found low to the ground

Look at all those apples (sarcasm)

Looking for apples we can reach

Post-apple picking

Owen led us through a corn maze 

(and led us all the way through without 1 wrong turn).  I was amazed.

Pumpkin Tunnel

Jack & the Beanstalk

Big Slide with Dad

Small Dude in a Big Chair

Pumpkin Bowling

Train Ride

Slide down after you climb up the mountain of straw

Pony Ride

Scarecrow

The Delafield Library had a Make your own Scarecrow evening this past Friday.  The kids all got to make their own scarecrow.  First they drew the face on the bag, then picked out the shirt, pants, and hat, and finally stuffed them with paper.  After much deliberation (basically Em & I throwing out suggestions which met a constant barrage of "NO" from Owen) we came up with the name of "Fire Hazard" for our scarecrow.  (As an insurance underwriter I saw how much flammable paper went into that scarecrow and it just came to me....and Owen approved.)

Drawing the face

Stuffing the pants

Break for selfies

We "thought" he was finished

Owen having a conversation with "Fire Hazard"

Stole his hat

Best Friends

Needs to have more stuffing

Fire Hazard guarding our house

Zoo Time

Riding a Cow

Sliding down an Elephant Ear

Swinging on the Elephant Trunk

Baby Giraffe (3 weeks old)

Randomness

Getting comfortable in a hippy hammock

The Ladies love Owen

Chilin' with a Donut

Excellent basketball form

Train at Chuck E Cheese

Go Buckeyes!

I have no idea what I said that was so offensive

Owen went with Daddy to Browns Backers

Owen insisted that we wear our Buckeye hats together

Ignoring the incredible city park....to play on the bike rack

Trying on Halloween masks

Milwaukee Public Museum

Owen is very into dinosaurs right now.  He watches a TV show called Dino Dan and gathers his dinosaurs with him while he watches it.  Every time a dinosaur that he owns appears on screen, he grabs it and says, "Got that one!"  (Honestly, he probably does it 15 times every episode.)

So I thought that a trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum would be in order and he was impressed with all of the dinosaur bones / exhibits that they had.....and he was bored with all of the pottery / artwork of civilizations around the world.  (We went through those VERY fast.)  

Selfie with "Samson" the famous gorilla from the Milwaukee Zoo

Dinosaurs

Playing with the butterfly 

Designing his own butterfly pattern

Impressive bone collection

Glacier

T-Rex eating a Triceratops

Triceratops Skeleton

Apple Fest

Not sure you're allowed to go up to all the pails and drop in the ball

...but if you're this cute...rules don't apply.

Showing off that quarterback arm

Ring Toss

Making a green balloon dinosaur per his request

Big Bird Scarecrow

Hitting the target with a mallet and making a frog leap into the air onto a lilypad

Ring Toss 

Apple Fairy giving him a sucker