Chris’ co-worker Eric and his family came with us to Terhune Orchards last weekend to experience all the fun the farm has to offer. Eric and Jodi have two sons—Evan, who is a couple of months older than Natalie, and Toby, a newborn. Natalie and Evan had a great time running around together. The weather was gorgeous—perfect for fall festivities!
Trying to get a picture of Evan and Natalie sitting on top of a big wooden wagon, but Natalie was nervous about being up there without mom or dad:

Natalie getting more nervous while Eric tries to point out Mom’s proximity:

And Natalie’s fear of men overwhelms her:

But she recovers pretty quickly with the distaction of toy tractors:


Natalie enjoys sitting on the “swinging bench”:

We met our longtime flickr friends, Elaine and Sophie for the first time in person at the Smith Memorial Playhouse in Philadelphia last weekend. Elaine used to work with Grandpa Charles and has a daughter just a few weeks older than Natalie. After seeing pictures of Sophie online for almost 2 years, it was great to finally have a real live play-date!
Natalie and Sophie became fast friends:

Natalie had a blast in the giant playroom full of toys:

Elaine and Sophie show us the slide:

Natalie, as always, loves the swing:

Training to be an astronaut on the saucer swing:

Natalie & Sophie on the tire swing:

A video of Chris and Natalie sliding: