Adoption Group Play Date

Will and I had so much fun going to the pumpkin patch with our adoption group.  I love that our group does these kind of outings.  I am so happy that Will is going to have a lot of friends who are also adopted.  I hope that it will help him to have friends who understand him.

He really enjoyed the wagon ride.  He is such a busy boy I was afraid he might try to jump out, but he did really well just sitting by me and looking around.

His favorite part was probably these little tractors.  The kid loves tractors!

Carving Pumpkins

This year we were able to carve pumpkins with Will for the very first time.  It was so much fun!  I love all of these "firsts".

Will was not too sure about sticking his hand in the pumpkin and pulling out the guts.  That totally surprised me because he usually loves getting dirty like any little boy.  He did help a little bit though.

The finished product!

Jaker's Pumpkin Patch

There are so many fun things to do in the month of October.  We took Will to the pumpkin patch and he loved every minute.  He is a climber, so climbing to the top of the bales of hay was so exciting for him.

Then he ran around the hay bale maze.  I was lucky to keep up, he is quick!

He always enjoys going down slides and it is even more fun with Dad.

He of course loved the petting zoo.  The ducks and donkey were particular favorites. 

Then we got a very special surprise!  Uncle Mike was there.  Will absolutely loves his Uncle Mike so he was thrilled to see him.

They had so much fun playing together.  Fun Uncles are the best!

Visiting Family

We were able to go and visit my parents for a weekend.  Will loves going to see Ma and Pa.

Since my parents would not be able to see him on Halloween, we got him all dressed up in his costume.

Then we took him out to my parents garden to pick pumpkins.  He had so much fun picking pumpkins with Pa.

Then we had so strip his down because he started playing in the mud.  As you can see by his face, he was in heaven being able to get all dirty.

Last but not least, he got to do his most favorite thing at Ma and Pa's, he got to drive the tractor with Pa.  The joy on his face just makes my heart want to burst.  I love seeing my little boy happy!

Picking Apples

We had such a fun adventure the other day.  We went with some friends to pick apples.  Will loves picking berries from the bushes in our yard so it was a thrill for him to be able to pick apples.

He was so excited when he got one!

He and his friend Oliver are such cute little friends.  They are usually good at sharing and are so cute playing together.

He just had to have this apple!  We love having play dates and going and trying new things with friends.

Sawyer's 3rd Birthday

We had the very special opportunity to go to Will's biological brother's birthday party.  This picture brings me so much joy!!!  Will and Sawyer look so similar and of course they both look like Brooke.  I love seeing them all together.  I also love how Davidson (Will's uncle) is photo bombing, that is totally his personality

Here are the two brothers just hanging out with squirt guns.  It warms my heart to see them playing together.

They had so much fun with the squirt guns.  It was adorable to watch.

It is hard to see in this picture, but Sawyer is holding a toy dinosaur that he got for his birthday and getting Will with it (it is hidden under the present).  Will was laughing so hard!

Will also loved playing swords with Davidson.  He had a blast.

It was so great to see so much of Will's extended biological family.  Here he and Sawyer are with their Great Great Grandma Sally.

I truly love when we are all able to get together.  Adoption is the best. Having more family to love is such a special thing.

Labor Day

We had a really fun Labor Day weekend.  It began with Dave's twin brother and his family coming over for dinner on Sunday night.  Will had fun running around with his cousin in his diaper.

Then we all enjoyed some delicious pie!  These two are adorable.

On Labor Day we went with Dave's Mom to the Soldier Hollow Sheep Dog Classic.

It was so fun to watch the dogs herd the sheep.  It is amazing how smart they are.  Maybe this particular adventure is what made Will love the show Saun the Sheep ha ha

They had a water dog competition that was really fun to watch.  They would toss something into the water and measure how far the dogs would jump to get it.  This was probably my favorite event.

They also had a show where the dogs would do tricks with frisbees.  Will had fun watching the dogs run around.  I have wanted to attend this event for a while, I am so glad we were finally able to make it!