Football, Fall Picnic & Indoor Fun

Ezra and I haven't been letting the dropping temperatures keep us in! We were lucky enough to catch Uncle Nate's last football game of the season, as is captured in the first photo. It was chilly but Ezra kept snuggly and well briefed in Grandpa's arms. Nate's team the Park Rapids Panthers got creamed by Detroit Lakes Lakers (pretty clear who has the lamer name, however), but they got less creamed than they thought they would, so that's good!

The next pictures in the series capture Ezra hanging out around Grandpa's house. He and Uncle were having a lot of fun on the rug, and I took a video to be seen here to show exactly how much fun. (The music may be nostalgic for you too.)

The next few pictures were just taken this morning when Ezra and I took a trip to Deep Portage Nature Reserve. We took a nice long hike to the bog where we had a picnic of turkey sandwich, chips, carrots, and an orange. To wash it down we brought mango lemonade, although by Ezra's expression you'd think it was Wild Turkey. It was a lovely walk, even though it was cloudy, windy and gray. Ezra had a lot of fun running down the hills, as is showcased in this video. When we were done with our hike we went into the main building and found that there was a quilters' getaway going on! We watched some quilting (there were approximately 40 quilters sewing, cutting and pinning like crazy!) and then were invited to share in the candy buffet they had put together. We were sad we had forgotten desert for our picnic, but the Hershey kisses, double chocolate cookies, and candy corn made up for that. Quilters don't move around much, so I think it was best that our active bodies absorbed some of those sugary calories.

The last two photos showcase Ezra's new blocks! Holy cow, there are so many blocks. I bought them at the local thrift store on Friday, 10 bucks for a vacuum cleaner box full. I think Uncle will really enjoy this collection as well.

Ezra finally decided what he's going to be for Halloween. I will give you a hint, in Spanish he will be a caballo. Photos soon!

Ezra's cousin will be born any moment now too, so congrats to Mama and Papa Finc!