Special Wisconsin Edition

In the LaCrosse area, the leaves were in various stages of falldom. On the west side of the Mississippi, the leaves on the bluffs were absolutely spectacular. On the east side of the river, the leaves were a little less vivid. In the yard, there were lots of leaves on the ground. The area with the leaves on the ground is the area where Ezra seemed to find his particular liking of the fall events. Running, tossing, playing, crunching….you know, all of the joys of playing in the leaves (until at some age you realize that someone is going to have to rake all of them up, and you realize this when it’s you that will have to do the raking). Anyhow, the fun couldn’t be stopped, and the photos prove it.

Special Wisconsin Edition

A quick day trip to the farm….it’s always great to be there with lots of family, but it’s equally as good to spend some time there just by ourselves. It was a lot of fun to see Ezra interact with Bestemor, Marie, and Ruth.

Special Wisconsin Edition

If you have seen us on Facebook, you know that we were seperated for a little while late last week: Ahna and Ezra had already come to Wisconsin, while I had to work two more days before joining them. Well, we are all back together and are enjoying a wonderful fall weekend in this beautiful area near La Crosse. We came back to spend some time with Ahna’s folks and have had a really fun time watching Ezra play with them and enjoy their company.

Yesterday afternoon we headed out to a local apple orchard to pick some apples; well, really it was to spend some time outside and to let Ezra have an experience that’s something that is decidedly more difficult to get in Colorado. There is a great little spot only a few minutes from the house, and located on the top of one of the coulees (coulee is a Wisconsin word for the size of a land mass that is between a large hill and a small mountain – or at least that’s my best guess coulee is a LaCrosse area word for the valley between the bluffs. So, we were on top of a bluff, looking down at a coulee). It was a classic day: cool temps, slight breeze that left a crispness to the air, sun, and a stroll around the grounds.

Ezra simply loved being at the orchard. He was having a great time walking by himself up and down the rows, speaking about everything that he saw. We filled a bag – with just a little help from Ezra – collecting most of the apples from one tree. Then we headed over to the part of the experience that Ezra seemed to love the most: the tractors. We plopped him in the drivers seat for an opportunity to drive the tractor, and I am sure that we actually plopped him right into a world of euphoria.

After we finished up with the apples, we walked across the farm road and into their pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin that Ezra could bring back and leave at his Grandparent’s house. We found two nice pumpkins and came back home for a great afternoon nap – for all of us. It’s good to be back here.