Ekerts

One of our favorite Hylton family traditions is a day at Ekerts in October. 

The four of us getting ready to board the ferry.

Well, 5 of us if you count Elle's doll Ashlyn buckled in. :)

After our second ferry ride we stopped for lunch. We actually went to the same restaurant we went to last year because Sissy was requesting frog legs for lunch again. 

And for the second year she actually ate them and enjoyed them.

This girl is just like me in so many ways...but she is all Eric when it comes to eating!

And Ollie's eating habits are identical to mine!

My boy enjoyed a grilled cheese and french fries and refused the frog legs...just like his mama!

My tall girl!! 

2017

2016

2015

No picture to mark her height but look at my baby in 2014!!!

Ollie preferred to pose solo by the pumpkins instead. :)

2017

2016

the year with the cast

2015

I just want to pick that squishy baby up and squeeze him!!!

Smile babies!

On the hayride to the apple trees. :)

We let them both sample an apple.

Elle and Eric did most of the apple picking while I followed this little guy around.

My most favorite girl!

After we picked our apples we rode down to the pumpkin patch, which we hadn't done before in the past.

Elle was determined to find a square pumpkin like Spookley from the movie Spookley the Square Pumpkin.

She was SO EXCITED when we stumbled upon this square-ish shaped one. 

She was truly the happiest little girl alive!

She also thought Spookley would just live at our house forever, she offered to have him hang out on the porch or he could go to the basement after halloween with our decorations.

Throwing him away after we carve him is going to be heartbreaking. :(

I LOVE these pictures of Ollie trying to hold up his pumpkin...

look at that little face!

Headed back with her pumpkin and a big bag of apples. :)

After we paid for our goodies the kids played on the playground, saw the goats and then we loaded up and headed back home. 

Such a fun fall day!

New Melle Festival

One Sunday in October we met the family at the New Melle Sausage Festival. We have been going to this for several years now and we always love it!

Ollie's spooky face...this kid is really loving Halloween! He is obsessed with Nightmare Before Christmas right now!

Of course Elle brought two of her "girls" because they go everywhere with us. :)

My little love bugs. :)

Henry is taking Elle's picture. :)

After dinner they kids played on the playground and wore their little selves out.

Perfect day! 

Life Lately

Life Lately.

Ollie is eating much better although he still has his days were he almost completely skips a meal. He will shake is little head "no no no" at anything on his plate.  But eating off our plates - totally different story.  I was eating later than the kids so I sat in the living room while they played with a salad.  If Oliver would of had lettuce, tomatoes or cucumbers on his plate he would have NEVER touched them but on my plate? His little hands couldn't stay out if it.  I think I found the key to feeding Oliver vegetables!

Also, according to my parents I did the same thing when I was little. :)

Kisses from Sissy at dinner one night. 

This boy will climb on into anything!

If we leave our bedroom door open he will be walking around playing and then if he gets tired we will find him just sitting in our bed with the covers on him ready to go to sleep.

A family tradition of crazy bath time hair!

And these post bath curls just kill me!

Ollie's new party trick!

We were at Henry's soccer game and Elle and Bear went with Unc in the woods on an adventure.

At one point I turned around to check on them and Bear was peeing.  The Voss boys will go to the bathroom anywhere!!

Everyone loves Uncy so much!!

After Henry's game we all went out for ice cream where Sissy unknowingly entertained everyone by being the slooooowest ice cream eater ever.

Bear was at our house Halloween morning so we had a fun Halloween breakfast while watching Spookley the Pumpkin. 

One day she woke up with the idea to build a new house for the "ants" rolley polley's.  So she made a house out of rocks and found as many as she could and placed them in the house.  Playing by the tree in the common ground is one of her favorite things to do!

We went to Nora's birthday party and Oliver test drove her new bike and LOVED it!

Stopping at Cranes for sandwiches and snacks on our way home.

One night on our way home from the grocery store we saw a house with their Christmas lights up so we came home, got in Christmas jammies and turned on Home Alone!

The Disney Junior  Dream Big Princess commercial  is a favorite in our house. Months ago when it came on I started saying "girls are strong and smart and powerfullllll!" and now anytime Ollie hears the commercial he puts his little hand in the air and tries to say the same thing. This is what he is doing in the picture below.

Ollie supports strong powerful women! haha

Walking into the park after we dropped Sissy off at school and he helped me vote.

This election has been crazy, I was looking forward to it being over but now the real crazy is just beginning. :(

I see so much of baby Eleanor in this sweet sleeping face.

She tried Starbursts for the first time around Halloween and she loves the pink ones.  One night she opened a little pack of (2) Starbursts from her Halloween candy and they were both pink.  She was so excited.  Instead of eating them both she gave the other one to me.  When I tried to give it back to her because it was her favorite she insisted she wanted to share with me. 

I know I say this all the time but I absolutely adore this girl.  How lucky am I to have a front seat watching her grow up?

Flu shot day.

Sissy was super brave with the help of her Super Girl cape and mask from Aunt Paige.  We accidently left the house without them and even turned around to get them because she really needed them for her shot!

Lord help us, she is getting 4 shots next month at her 4 year checkup. 

I'm already predicting having to lay on the table with her to hold her down. :(

I'm certain it doesn't get any cute than this!

Wearing my sunnies, Anny (her doll) is buckled up and singing "All I Want for Christmas is You"

We went to Target and Sissy told me is was Anny's birthday so we had to pick out a little present for her.  We went home wrapped it, then sand Happy Birthday to the doll before "she" opened the present.  

We are putting our Christmas tree up on Friday despite Eric's best effort to make us wait until after Thanksgiving!