Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Fall leaves and Apple Picking

We had so much fun when my Mom and Dad, Cameron, Hillary and Grant came to visit us this fall. They came out for Katelyn's birthday and we got enjoy the fall (which is my favorite time here) by going Apple Picking, going on a Duck Tour of Boston, and seeing Walden Pond. Thanks so much for coming out to see us it was so much fun!

At Honey Pot Hill Orchard, we are still working on the apples :)


Grant is obviously thrilled about his first apple picking excursion :)

Katelyn trying to figure out what to do with this thing :)

Katelyn loved looking at the animals in the petting zoo

On the duck tour Katelyn liked to look at the window as far as she could, especially when we were on the water. I'm sure she would've loved to dive in if we would've let her.

Getting ready to take off. Cameron and Katelyn apparently got distracted somehow. :) Grant was an angel and slept through the whole thing, though I'm guessing Hillary got quite the arm workout since she held him through the whole thing and then the long trip back to our place.

The Lovingers in front of the boat
We also went with my parents up to Vermont to see the Joseph Smith birthplace memorial. It was beautiful up there and a wonderful place to feel the spirit. (Afterwords we finished off the trip by stopping by the Ben and Jerry's factory for some ice cream :)

We also went out to Walden Pond. It is one of my favorite places in the Boston area. I can see why Thoreau would pick here to spend his time in solitude. Katelyn also loved it here since I let her get in the water. She was not at all dismayed by the fact that is was really cold. In fact I had to chase after her a one point cuz she was ready to get all the way in.

Bringing her back after chasing her down. :)


This is a bit of a random picture but I thought it was a good one. We took a trip to the zoo shortly after we got back to Boston and one of the highlights was seeing the Gorillas. At one point one of the Gorillas walked right up and sat down next to where Katelyn was standing by the glass. Katelyn was pretty interested by that . . . until shortly after when she noticed the pieces of bamboo below the window :)

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