shady grove maple syrup farm - guelph, on

we spent the afternoon at the maple syrup farm on saturday.

 it's a great spot... 

wagon rides, snack shop, petting zoo and tours of the buildings and equipment.

jude and i learned a lot,

while the girls enjoyed the sights and activities 

(they weren't as interested in the process).

we came home with some delicious syrup among other treats...

what do you like to have maple syrup on?

favourite things friday

i feel the need to share some favourite things from today, today.

i had a breakfast date with jude.

we visited the girls preschool teacher bearing gifts of art and cupcakes.

had a date with my girls at swiss chalet.

my dessert is waiting for me in the fridge (pumpkin cheesecake!).

i sold an old lens on kijiji today and i'm 100 bucks closer to a new lens,

and get this, the person i sold it to has the lens i want 

and might sell it to me!!

pretty cool.

twas a jolly good day.

and here's two more favourite things for you:

• a photo that i like from the pumpkin farm

• a link to a halloween decor idea (i'm not all about decorating for halloween, but my girls are... so i may give this a try)

must confess two things now:

poor barley (the dog) didn't get a walk today,

and i devoured the cheesecake 

in the time it took me to upload the photo above.

yum...

do you have some of your own favourite things (or confessions) to share?

have a great weekend.

apple picking

we went to smith's farm on the weekend.

the weather was beautiful and the apples, delicious!

we picked royal gala apples,

what's your favourite kind?

 then we had some fun in the play area...

this weekend is not looking as pleasant as last in terms of weather, 

but we're looking forward to some family time with the O cousins!

linking up at:

this or that

and

mildmay

while visiting charlie, i had a few moments to capture my surroundings in mildmay, on.

oh charlie...

this is my nephew, charlie.

he lives in BC, so i'm lucky if i get to see him once a year.

while he was visiting, i was hoping to capture some photos of him.  

such a sweetie!

"playing with auntie" outside didn't last too long,

so here are a few shots from playing inside!

thanks for playing charlie! 

selah rain

 

like emery's, this design was done in advance with a 'boy' version of it as well.  

i like to have the design ready to go, so our announcement of the baby's arrival 

comes with a pic and all details.  

selah kept us waiting, as she was born 2 weeks after her due date (induction).

she was born on good friday, and that it was!

we sent this out via email on april 7th, 

and then mailed it to family and friends with in the first few weeks.

the nice thing was that we were home 12 hours after selah was born.  

i'll never forget the moment of emery meeting her sister for the first time...

 

this is my most recent photo of selah... i love my girls.

taken on her preschool trip to the farm...she loved it!

evan drake

 

such a sweet little boy!  thanks for putting up with me twice.

pleasant surprise

ran into my nephews and niece today at my new favourite spot!  

such a pleasant surprise.  glad i had my camera!

benjamin - 5

christopher - 3

daniella - 10 months

selah and chris (born 4 days apart)

such a gorgeous family!  so great to see you guys today.

live and learn

i did a photo shoot yesterday with baby evan.  

the place was incredible and i was so excited to get started.  

i made a mistake though.  i didn't adjust my settings before snapping away.  

the result - some really fun photos, but not the quality i was hoping for.  

good thing i was working with family!

i'll post a few anyway, because we had so much fun.

thanks for being so understanding beth.  

looking forward to getting back there with you soon.