A Day on the Old Bishop Farm

This Tractor and wagon of soybeans was MASSIVE!

A ride down the lane to the grain bins.

The kids thought the conveyor belt up to the top of the silo was way cool

Brianna had a nice long ride in the combine (almost fell asleep) with "Farmer Dan" while the others rode atop the soybean wagon

Farming is hard work

We have some friends who live on an family farm. We thought a "field trip" of sorts would be a great way to spend the day. First we had a picnic lunch with a "real farmer". Then we all got plenty of turns on the combine and some even went on a ride with the soybeans down the road to the grain bins. Talk about your wagon ride on steroids! The kids had a blast and got to see some things most kids only read about in books.

climbing up the combine

Julie, Jonathan, Michael, Harrison and Jack atop the wagon of soybeans. These kids had soybeans in every imaginable place by the time they were through

wagon ride on steroids!

Halloween Fun

Our littlest punkin

Carving Pumpkins

Who are these Goons?

Mommy's the Mummy

All our Friends at the party

Three months old

Pretty Baby getting bigger all the time

A Day at Rombach's Farm

The great pumpkin pyramid

there was a sign that said no sittin on the big pumpkins, we figured Megan is little enough

Our wagon full of little pumkins

The kids had a blast playing on this old, old, old firetruck

Fall Leaves

Fall is leaving us here in Missouri, which leaves us feeling a little bummed. We love the beauty of the autumn leaves, the cool crisp afternoons, and the excitment of the holidays aproaching.

Fall leaves...us feeling ... mischevious? (check out Jack's eyes)

Fall leaves.. us feeling a little crazy!

Fall leaves... us smiling and beautiful

Fall leaves... us working hard

Many Faces of "Megan Cutie"

Our tribute to a children's literary classic

Please don't eat me hungry catepillar!

Note: the Jammies match the book

Jack's Pictures

Sisters are great

Just furthering the debate... is it better to have a brother, or to be the brother?

Our pretty litte girl is getting bigger everyday!

OUCH!

Another reason why it's never a good idea to to let your head get too close to a railroad!

It's like it's my birthday two days in a row!

Well, we've had problems with water coming through a small crack in our basement. Last weekend it finally got fixed. The first day there was a backhoe digging out the dirt along our foundation and then the second day they came and tarred the foundation and with a bobcat, filled the hole with a pipe, gravel, straw, topsoil, and then the thick "plastic clay" on top. Jack and Brianna were enthralled. The man asked me "what do they do for entertainment when we're not here?" Jack told the man "for my birthday coming up, I want you to wash all your machines and paint them like spiderman then bring them to my party for all my friends to have a ride on." Well buddy, that ain't gonna happen, but he did get to ride in the bobcat and help smooth out some gravel!

An Aunt is a wonderful thing

It was so great having Aunt Jessica come up and visit two weekends in a row. She was so helpful with the kids and around the house. She does dishes, draws roads with sidewalk chalk and jumps on the trampoline. She even stayed at the house one night while all three little ones were in bed, so Matt and I could go catch a quick movie on a mini-date. She held Megan so much that I found myself asking how I survive when she's not here, and I'm sure she wonders who holds the crying kids when she's not here. Thanks Aunt Jess! We love you!

little catapiller

Jack and I were outside one afternoon and found this little friend

"Let's make him walk the plank!"
"I want to keep him in a box until next garbage truck day" (that's how he measures a week)
I heard that when they are this black and fuzzy this time of year it means it will be hard winter
We dropped him and he rolled into a little circle. We eventually got him to "un-roll" again
He got away while we were compiling grass and leaves for his home in the box. Yay for the catapiller!