The Orangeville Farmer's Market

We spend many a happy Saturday morning checking out the local produce at the Orangeville Farmer's Market.  Today was the last day for the season and the organizers made it an especially fun day!

The actual food/produce for sale was a little lacking, being the end of the season and all, but between the safety owl, the pony rides and the petting farm Kate was in little kid heaven!

Pigtails

I love it when Antoinette - the angel that looks after Kate during the day - does her hair.  I especially love it when the hair do is pigtails!

Baby 2

I still think pregnancy is weird.  It just is - to me at least.  Having another person grow inside of you is miraculous yes, but mostly bizarre, again - to me at least.  It is fun to go and check out what the alien looks like - or at least confirm that the alien is a person and not an alien.  I don't suppose I totally enjoy the whole procedure of the anatomy ultrasound some of the pressing is well uncomfortable, but the pictures of the little alien that we are fondly referring to as Baby 2 makes it all worth it!  And so here he/she is... that's right we don't know the gender, but we will, sometime in March!

The Train!

My sweet friend Nicole was in Toronto - visiting from Vancouver and invited us to go for an outing on the train- the South Simcoe Railway train that operates out of Tottenham.  There is a fully narrated tour along the 45 minute round trip to Beeton, detailing the history of the railway in the area.  Ken and I rode the train years ago but hadn't taken Kate.  We were so excited to meet up with Nicole, Matthias, and Jeanne - Nicole's Mom to ride the train!  YAY!  We had a lovely visit, a lovely train ride, and beautiful weather, double YAY!

The bustling train station.

Jeanne, Matthias, Kate.

Kate, Wendy, Ken.

Jeanne, Matthias, Nicole.

Kate and Matthias playing at the park.

Bubble fun.

More bubble fun.

Taking a break from bubble fun.

Back again for more.

I have no memory of this, but it's too cute!

Canadian Thanksgiving Amercian Style

Sometime in the summer Suzanne and I decided that we would like to try and get together for Canadian thanksgiving.   We both have very dear, generous friends that live in up-state New York so it's a double bonus - seeing friends and family!


On Saturday, October 9th - Mom and Dad Bacon's 39th wedding anniversary, we decided to meet at Tim's Pumpkin Patch, located in Marieta, NY, about half way between Syracuse and Seneca Falls.  It was a beautiful day, a little chilly, but mostly beautiful.  Tim's was awesome.  There were tonnes of pumpkins, animals, treats, and play areas.  The kids had lots of fun.  I took a number of pictures of Kate and Anna, but sadly I have no proof that there were other kiddos... oops!

Anna and Kate trying to catch a glimpse of the sleeping pig.

Anna and the pumpkins.

Anna and Kate and the pumpkins.

Kate and Anna posing for a picture.

Kate and Anna playing in the corn pit - good dusty fun!

Anna and Kate and the sunflowers.


To end the day (start reading with sacarsm) we decided to take my parents out in style to celebrate their anniversary.  We went to a dumpy McDonald's on the outskirts of Syracuse - not even a free standing McDonald's, it was attached to a gas station!  Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad...

On Sunday we went to church in our respective locations and then everyone came to my friend Heidi's in Canoga, NY to have Thanksgiving Dinner.  I tried to do a better job taking pictures of the children - good, but forgot about the adults... bad!  Oh well.  We had a fun time together and Heidi was an awesome host as always.  I am so thankful for dear friends and family and for fun weekends!  (Oh and other things too!)
            

Thomas, Owen, Ginger - the dog, and Josie.

 

A jumble of children playing happily.

Anna and Ruthie.

Kate and Ginger.

Thomas and the Hulahoop.

Owen, Mason, Isaac and Joey, playing.

Maggie and Kate.

Hungry children waiting... around the table - front left clockwise - Owen, Thomas, Ruthie, Josie, Lily, Sam, Maggie, Isaac, Mason, Ethan, Joey.

More hula fun with Kate and Josie.

Kate and Anna and the dolls.

Many children enjoying Wii.

Maggie playing the piano.

Isaac and Kate.

Kate and Anna saying see you in a while.

Kate is 21 Months

Before I left for work, playing the piano.  She flips through the primary song book and plays the songs she likes, it's too cute!

Dad getting a few shots in once she's dressed.

Lost Photographs #1

So while our camera was in for repair I had this idea.  I would do a series of picture-less posts all about the things I would have taken pictures of.  I sent the camera in on Friday, October 1st and by the evening of Thursday, October 7th I had my camera back - Go Canon!  So here is the only post - there is no series...

Tonight at dusk we went on a walk to pick up a few things at the grocery store.  On the way we went to watch a train and let Kate run around the park.  While were at the park Ken noticed the beginning of a rainbow.  In the fifteen minutes we were at the park we watched the rainbow develop into a complete arch and then disappear with the setting sun.  I would have loved to take a photograph of Kate under the rainbow.

Conference and Downey's Farm

The goal was to have a fun family morning - tire out Kate and then get to watch the first session of conference uninterrupted.  We decided to go to Downey's farm.  Our first mistake was leaving late.  Our second mistake was taking WAY too long to get there.  Once we were there we had lots of fun.  Kate thought she'd died and gone to heaven in their petting farm area.  You can actually walk around with the animals.  She loved the sheep and goats.  (I have pictures on my phone but I don't know where the adapter is so I can't upload them) It was a bit rainy but all in all it was really fun.  We weren't ready to leave but time was wearing on.

We got home around 12:15 and expected to see my parents waiting in the driveway but they were late too.  We settled downstairs to watch conference - Kate still awake.  My parents came and brought subs for lunch and we watched the end of the first session - Kate still awake.  She went to sleep between sessions, which was exactly what I didn't want to have happen, but what do you do?! 

Sunday was more of the same.  We got most of the first session on the Sunday but by the last session Kate was done sharing her parent's attention.   The parts of conference that we did see were as always wonderful, uplifting and inspiring.  I'm thankful for my testimony of the gospel, for how it sustains me.