Friday after Ryan got home, we had a celebratory dinner and grilled some rib eyes my parents had given us. Ryan requested that we eat in the dining room and use nice dishes and glasses, so we went all out! We lit candles, played music, and had quite a feast. Ryan grilled the steaks to perfection! After we were done eating, Ryan asked me to dance, which lasted about 5 seconds before Abe cut in and insisted that he be the ONLY dancing partner for the rest of the night!
Saturday morning after breakfast, we headed out to Cozy Nook Farm. I had gotten a free pass from Groupon to use for a hayrack ride and $4 worth of pumpkins. It was a beautiful day--sunny and low 60's--but the wind was fierce! The wind made it quite chilly, but we still had fun. The hayrack ride was really a good time! It was a long, scenic ride, the highlight being when they stopped on a hilltop where 5 cows were roaming free. The cows came right up to the edge of the hayrack, and we were able to reach out and pet them. Abe has come a long way in his fear of petting animals; he reached right out and touched their nose!
Cows by the hayrack:
After we got back to the farm, we let Abe pick out a pumpkin to carve, and I got two pie pumpkins with the remaining $2.
Abe picking out his pumpkin:
Running to show Mommy what he and Daddy picked:
After walking around and seeing all the animals, we headed for home.
Abe and Daddy looking at the calf, 2 months old:
As soon as we got home, we set out to bake the pie pumpkins! Abe helped pull all the seeds out of the inside, and Ryan cleaned them off so we could roast them.
Abe and his pumpkins:
Abe and I pulling out the seeds:
Several hours later, we had 5 cans worth of the silkiest, smoothest pumpkin puree EVER and a pan full of roasted pumpkin seeds, buttered and salted. I even had enough ambition left in me to bake a pie with some of the puree! We enjoyed our pumpkin pie, sans whipped cream, unfortunately, while watching Andy Griffith reruns later that night. Saturday also included removing the front of Abe's crib-it was getting difficult for me to bend over the rail with my growing tummy, and we just felt like it was a good time to transition him. So far he is doing surprisingly well, although naptimes have resulted in some sneaking out of bed to get toys, which Mommy has caught every time :) His snow boots were also delivered, and he was very excited to wear them!
Abe wearing his snow boots, sitting on the edge of his "new" bed:
Sunday we enjoyed a morning at church followed by naps, reading, and singing (we've made a Sunday afternoon tradition of singing hymns while Ryan plays his guitar). Later that night, we had a few couples over to play games. We met them through the CMA (Christian Medical Association), and we are very thankful for their friendship! We drank hot wassail and munched on caramel corn while playing "Bang!", a new-to-us card game involving a sheriff, deputy, outlaws, and a renegade. It was a very enjoyable, albeit short evening--Craig, an M2, had an exam first thing in the morning, Justin, an M3, had to be at his surgery rotation at 5 AM with a half hour drive, and my Ryan, an M1, had to prep for his Monday morning classes. So, we made it short and sweet, but it was still fun to get together!
Monday morning, it was back to the millstone, but we savored every single moment of our weekend! The next time Ryan has a "golden weekend", we'll be heading home for Thanksgiving, so that will be especially wonderful too!
Lastly, a baby belly picture- Baby Boy Funk #2 at 22 weeks:
Thanks for reading!
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