A Great Weekend

We have had a wonderful weekend. Saturday morning was spent cleaning the house. And then, after Nathan's nap, he and I joined up with Leslie, Juneau, and Grandma Hind at the Madison Fall Festival where we went trick-or-treating.

Here is Nathan checking out his loot:

And then the day ended with us going out and watching Brian combine at the Home Place. Nathan then got to go on a combine ride.

This morning we put up three of the pumpkins that Brian grew in our garden. And, since I had a whole bag of Jonathan apples, I decided to make a batch of apple butter. Needless to say the kitchen smells awesome right now!

Where is the a**hole?

This is just a funny story I wanted to share. Beware, it does contain a "bad word."

Brian accidentally said the word "asshole" today while Nathan was in the truck with him. Nathan immediately started saying the word "asshole" and asking "Where is the asshole?" When Brian and Nathan got out of the truck to fix fence, Nathan scanned the horizon and then said "I still don't see the asshole Daddy."

Our Park

Nathan loves going to the park. However, Madison doesn't have one that is designed for younger kids. And both Brian and I grew up with swing sets in our yard, so we decided to get one for Nathan. Nathan calls it "the park." Needless to say, Nathan is thrilled to have it.

Weed Eating

Nathan has a mower and loves pretending to mow. He has also started to enjoy weed eating when Brian is weed eating. Right now he is using his imagination and using a big stick as his "weed eater." But he has already asked if he can get a real one.

Kansas State Fair

Last Saturday we took a very spontaneous trip to the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. We saw draft horses, sheep shearing, part of the Grand March, and many animals. Nathan's favorite part was when we toured the farm equipment.

 

The Wichita tv station that we watch had a booth at the fair. One of the two main weathermen, Ross Janssen, was there. Brian decided to take the opportunity to go up and mention to Ross how he is constantly standing in front of Greenwood county when he gives the weather reports. When I asked Brian what his response was, Brian said "Ross says that I am not the first person to tell him that."

Pictures

I hate to admit this, but as Nathan has gotten older, I have been taking fewer and fewer pictures of him, which is why I don't update the blog as much as I use to. But here are a few from the month of August.

Nathan was playing peek-a-boo one day:

Nathan is on a fire fighter kick right now.

Privacy

One of the "big words" we use around our house is "privacy." Nathan has picked up on it. Here is a conversation Nathan and I had while I was in the kitchen earlier this evening:

Nathan: "Need privacy Momma. Need privacy."
Me: "Oh! You need to go potty??"
Nathan: "No need privacy." And he walked into another room and closed the door.

A little while later he came back out to the kitchen.

Nathan: "Where is privacy??"