take me out to the ball game...

so a few months ago (yes, i am still playing summer catch up) we went to a Columbus Clippers baseball game with our good friends, Jamie, Trent and Lucy. not that we even took a group shot. lame. but we had a good time watching the game and chatting. it was a beautiful warm night. brody loved the game, the music and cheering along with everyone. pretty sure brody was stink'in cute in his baseball outfit. love him! we were totally losing the game, so by the 8th inning we were all ready to go. thanks J,T,and L for going to the game with us.















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Labor Day...

for labor day weekend, we were super lucky to have tyson's brother brandon come and spend the weekend with us! we had so much fun having him here and we are so happy he came out to Columbus to visit us! Thanks Brandon!

a few highlights from Brandon's visit...

tyson giving a campus tour and a visit to the horseshoe (no pictures, because i wasn't with them to take pictures)
eating some super yummy food
eating LOTS of Jeni's ice cream...4 times to be exact!
sitting around chatting and the boys watching movies
going to COSI
going to our favorite park... Goodale Park
went to see our Chicken in the Short North (this will someday have it's own post)
went to the water front and saw the Santa Maria
went to the Topiary Garden's downtown
and of course a visit to see Brutus!


(at cosi)


(jeni's ice cream)


(brody enjoying jeni's too!)


(Topiary Garden's)






(the santa maria)


(view of downtown columbus)


(brandon and brody checking out the water)


(with brutus)


(the chicken)


(we stopped at jeni's on our way to the airport)


(our not so awesome group shot, before brandon left. we all look so tired, yeah tired from having so much fun ;) )

apples...apples...apples...

Yesterday... we ventured once again outside of Columbus and drove out to Granville Apple Orchards. this was definitely our kick-off to welcoming Fall! the weather was beautiful and it was such a fun experience! once we started picking we just couldn't stop and we now have lots and lots of apples!

(pick your own apples!)

(apple trees...there were miles and miles of apple trees...80 acres!)

(best part about the trees...they were perfect height for brody to pick apples too!)

(cute little apple picker)

(in the midst of clapping...picking apples is fun stuff)

(brody did awesome picking apples...here's a picking play by play...)

(reach up high...)

(got it!)

(bag it!)

(with our friends we met up with at the Orchards)

(my two loves with a BIG bushel of apples...don't worry we have a whole bag of red apples too, just as big as the green bag of apples... can you say...apple pie, apple crisp, carmel apple, apple bread, apple sauce, eating apples...)

(welcome Fall...we are so happy for your arrival!)

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a day at the farm...

last wednesday we took a drive outside of Columbus to go and visit Slate Run Historical Farm. it was a beauitful day and we had the best time. brody just soaked everything in and was so happy and in love with the farm.


(the beautiful path that led us to the farm)


(cutest boy on the farm...love him.)


(the big red barn...it had horses and cows, hay bails, and fun farm equipment)


(piggies)


(a moo moo)


(roosters...brody loved the roosters...along with all the other animals)


(lambies)


(beautiful view of the barns)


(brody chasing the geese)


(having fun on the farm)


(pretty farm house...we got to go in and look all around - it was so fun...it was built in the 1880's)


(brody and the papa bear on the big swing outside the farm house)


(the garden area)










(brody checking out the chickens and roosters)


(a first sight of fall...pumpkins!)


(brody found that feather he's holding on the ground and carried it everywhere the rest of the time and perhaps kissed it and rubbed it around his face.)


(farmer brody)


(family fun)


(the beauitful path that led us back to the car)

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