Apple Picking 9/20/08

Today we went to Weed Orchards to pick apples and peaches. I was amazed at how pretty the area was. Thomas had a blast helping Ryan push the wagon down the rows of trees. We started out picking peaches. Ryan would lift Thomas up in the trees and Thomas would reach for them. His favorite part was putting them in the basket. He kept rearranging them in the basket until he got them the way he wanted. Then when we were picking apples, Thomas decided that he wanted to take a bite out of each one that he picked. Finally, he found the apple that he liked and just about finished it off. We also picked some zucchini and tomatoes. Afterwards we ate apple cider doughnuts and had some apple cider as well. They both were amazing. Thomas was more interested in the apple cider than the doughnuts. Every time Ryan or I would take a sip he would hold his mouth open ready for some more. He was so tired on the way home that he fell asleep within minutes. We had so much fun! I think we will definitely be going back to get some pumpkins.

At first Thomas only wanted to pull the wagon.

Then we finally convinced him that it was better to push it.

Reaching for the peaches.

He got one.





Enjoying the fruits of his labor.


Drinking some apple cider

He did not want us drinking it. He wanted it all.

Look at what all of that apple cider did!

West Point Concert

One August 31st, we went to a free band concert at the West Point Military Academy with the Teuscher's. The amphitheater overlooked a small harbor on the Hudson River. It was absolutely beautiful! Ryan really enjoyed the Jazz band, I think he was reminiscing of his days playing in SAS' jazz band. After the Jazz band played the concert band accompanied 2 guest singers to some Broadway pieces. At the end they played the 1812 overture and had a real cannon salute followed by some fabulous fireworks. Despite Thomas' expression in this picture, he really enjoyed the fireworks. They were so bright that he would squint so he could see them. After it was all over he started laughing and doing the sign for "Again".

Swimming Lessons - 9/6/08

On Saturday, we started a swim class for Thomas. Since our pool never did warm up this Summer, we thought it would be fun to sign Thomas up for lessons in an indoor pool. At first, he was very apprehensive. However, as soon as he saw all the other kids he started to enjoy it. They played lots of games and sang lots of songs. Thomas started learning how to scoop his hands and kick his feet. I think Ryan and I may have had more fun than Thomas!

Look at me Kick!