Happy Halloweeen

 A few pictures of my scary skeletons from Halloween morning.

This is the only picture I got during the pumpkin carving.  Cohen lost interest early in the process and I ended up doing all the work.  He still proudly refers to it as "my pumpkin"

Milton Fall Fair

We had a wonderful visit to the Milton Fall Fair a few weeks ago.  Cohen loved most of it, but was a bit frightened by the loud noises of the tractor pull.  He loved seeing the animals and had a particularly good time running around in the bike obstacle course (because there were no bikes small enough for him) with his buddy Aidan.  He was also interested in the classic cars (typical boy!).

Petting a baby kangaroo with Daddy.

Running along the teeter-totter with buddy Aidan

Playing in the corn box (yup, it's exactly what it looks like....a sandbox filled with corn kernels)

Riding on the choo-choo with Aidan

Stacking Wood

This year Cohen was big enough to help with one of our "favorite" annual chores at the cottage - stacking wood for the winter.  He was so proud of himself for participating and took his responsibilities very seriously.

Up the steps with his "log"

It's really more like a strip of bark....

Across the deck.  No time to stop and smile for the camera.

Into the porch and onto the pile of firewood.

And back down the stairs for another piece.

Not sure what to say about this one.....

I'm taking suggestions for the title of this post, please post in comments.  Prizes for the winning suggestion!

Cohen thought he was pretty clever to figure this out :)

Helping in the Garden

A great big thank you to Oma, who spent an entire day in the garden with Daddy to help us clean up the front yard and make it look beautiful.  We do not have green thumbs and have done a terrible job of keeping up the beautiful gardens that came with our house. We appreciate both Oma's expertise and labour to get our yard looking good again!

Mommy is too pregnant to be of any use, but Cohen was eager to help out for a little bit.

 

 

Hamming it up for the camera!

African Lion Safari

We spent a wonderful day at African Lion Safari in September with Oma and Opa.  I'm a bit late posting these pics, but since Nana and Gigi are on an actual safari in Africa today, I thought maybe it was appropriate timing.

Cohen LOVED seeing all the animals.  He really enjoyed the giraffes (just as much as he enjoyed them at the zoo), and also loved the elephants.  We were lucky to see the new baby elephant, Nellie, who was just over a month old when we visited.  The train ride was, of course, another highlight for Cohen.

Nana's Twins

Cohen and Maddie love to play together and continue to become great friends.  Here are a few pictures of "Nana's twins" together over the past few months.

Colouring together at the cottage

vacuuming together at the library

Reading books to each other

Running up and down the hall while screaming....Best. Game. Ever.

Pausing from the running to say cheese for the camera

Breaking free from the adults on the golf course.

Enjoying breakfast at the cottage.  Sitting on the stools like the big kids!

Lunch on the big Muskoka chairs!

Playing in the new play house

Enjoying a treat together.