Pumpkins and Pals

Today Connor met his very good friend Mairead at the apple orchard. The Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow, MA was about halfway between for both Connor and Mairead, so they decided to meet there. They spent the morning looking at the farm animals, pumpkins, and eating a cider donut. Or three.

The first stop was the animals. Connor loved the bunnies, and tried to stick his fingers in the cage. The bunnies didn't seem to mind, though, which is good for little fingers that could be mistaken for food. Mairead, too, loved the bunnies and kept exclaiming "BUNNIES" all around the farm. It was very funny! Connor also REALLY loved the goat.... water. Yes, Connor's big thrill was figuring out that he could fit his little arm through the hole and put his hand in the goat's drinking water. GROSS. Needless to say we had handy-wipes ready before eating the donuts!

The donuts, I have to say, were the best part. They were delicious. My favorite was the cinnamon, Connor's was the plain. He did gobble them up, too (that's what happens when you refuse to eat your eggs at breakfast). He was mighty hungry and worn out from all the exploring of the farm.

After donuts, Connor and Mairead decided they wanted to pick out a pumpkin. Mairead thought it was her duty to put each pumpkin in a line, and Connor thought it was his to take them out. I think Connor had more fun reading the sign than picking out pumpkins - letters are pretty cool.

All in all, I'd say we had a very nice morning with our friends!


Connor trying to lift a pumpkin that's way too big for him.

Mairead organizing the pumpkins.

Running is fun.

Connor and the goat water. So gross!

BUNNIES!

Just call me Art

Even though the weather was beautiful today, it was a bit on the cool side, so we decided to let Connor paint for the very first time. We covered the playroom floor in newspaper and put his washable paints on his easel. Luckily, he has a little Home Depot apron from his tool bench, so I put that on him to help with the mess.

At first, Connor wasn't sure what to do, but after Mommy showed him, he got the hang of it pretty quickly. He loved mixing colors and making circles on the paper. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with how neat he kept everything. He hates messy hands, and I watched him get a little dot of paint on his hand. He looked at the paint, then pressed his hand to the paper to get rid of it. It was very cute.

If anyone would like to purchase some original Connor art, just let us know!