giving thanks

this year we have much to be grateful for, because as the psalmist said,

"...the LORD has dealt bountifully with you."

-psalm 116:7

Castles, Cousins, and Trains - & a few pictures

Yesterday - Saturday - we went with the cousins to the Hillcrest Christmas Tree Farm. The owners have been working on the "Hillcrest and Wahtoke Railroad" over the years, adding a car or two and some track each season. Yesterday was the first day of operation this year.

Daniel, Dad, Ben, and me - courtesy coffee and donuts (courtesy of Dad) while we waited for the train.

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Paul and Aunt Lisa - Hillcrest offers a pumpkin patch with hayrides and a corn maze during the autumn months. A few pumpkins were left over and the staff let Paul take his pick!

Another farm feature - the swinging bridge - was enjoyed to its utmost.

Ummmmm . . . I think Ben is ready to be let out of the dungeon now!

A few days early ...