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  Pumpkins and Llamas and Hay, Oh My

  Stacey and Alex 12:43 pm on October 12, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins, grandparents (9), playing (30), Pleasure Valley Llamas, pumpkin farm

  

  Spent the afternoon this past Sunday at Pleasure Valley Llamas (and Pumpkin Farm) with Stacey’s parents and Stacey’s nephews Owen and Alejandro. It was our second year visiting. Zachary was too little to really enjoy it last year, but he really made up for it this year. Benjamin had good time again this year, too.

  A few pictures have been uploaded to Flickr if you’re interested:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexfalkenberg/tags/pleasurevalleyllamaandpumpkinfarm/

  It’s well worth the $8 per wristband to enjoy all of the various activities there. Each wristband also includes a 20-pound pumpkin of your choice–picked from their patch yourself, or taken from carts near the entrance/exit. Larger pumpkins are $2 for every additional ten pounds over twenty, so a $40-lb pumpkin would only cost you an extra four bucks; a pretty good deal in the grand scheme of things-pumpkin. It’s located about 20 miles or so west of Random Lake, near Adell/Batavia. The farm’s website (linked above) has a map.

  We hope you enjoy the pictures.

   

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  From Benjamin's New Camera...

  Stacey and Alex 11:30 am on December 26, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: camera (3), Christmas (6), cousins, grandparents (9), holidays (9), Kidizoom (2), toys (8), VTech (2)

  

  Benjamin got a VTech Kidizoom camera for Christmas (thanks Nana and Papa!), and here are some of the pictures taken with it so far; all of these pictures are from the Christmas gathering this year in Sheboygan.

  

  The camera is a 0.3 megapixel toy, and not a serious camera by an stretch of the imagination. The images in this post are reduced in size and slightly sharpened; one or two have had contrast/brightness adjustments as well.

  

  The camera specs are as follows (taken from VTech’s website):

  .3 megapixels with 1.8" color screen

  Double viewer or LCD screen for easy photo taking

  Connector cables for TV or PC hook-up

  Photo editing capabilities

  SD card slot for extra memory

  3 preschool games for added fun

  Large hand bumpers for easy grip

  Changeable faceplates

  16MB internal memory (stores 200+ photos or up to 5 minutes of video)

  It’s very, very cool for what it is, and pretty inexpensive, too. It’s rubberized/ruggedized, and quite sturdy; it’s already been dropped quite a few times with no ill effects whatsoever. Oh, and if you buy one from Target (available both online and in their stores), it comes with a case, too…something that seems to be a Target-exclusive deal.

  

  None of the pictures in this post were taken by Benjamin…yet. He’s still getting used to using it (and LOVES the thing!), but as he gets a little better with the camera, you can bet we’ll post his pictures, too.  :)

   
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  My Wisconsin Cousins

  Benjamin 16:11 pm on April 7, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins, Easter, grandparents (9), holidays (9), playing (30)

  This picture was taken the day before Easter 2007 at my grandparent’s house. I was in a great mood when we started taking pictures, but when this one was taken, I wanted to get DOWN!

  

  From left to right are my cousins Alejandro (Ollie), Lydia, Laura and me, and Owen. Lydia and Laura are sisters, and Ollie and Owen are brothers. I love them all very much, and they all seem to love me, too! They’re GRRRRRRRRREAT!

  I had a great time with them finding eggs and putting them in a basket today. I found them all!

   
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  First Birthday Party

  Stacey and Alex 11:17 am on March 1, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), birthday (13), cousins, holidays (9), party (8)

  We had his first birthday party that very next Monday night, and he had a great time with everyone, and his cousins in particular.

  We appreciate the gifts and cards from everyone, too, very much. :)

   
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  The Mouse

  Stacey and Alex 0:08 am on January 21, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), animals (3), cousins, Disney, eating (16), flying, food (13), grandparents (9), playing (30), sitting (13), sleeping (19), toys (8), vacation (3)

  Didn’t really get a chance to mention it before, but for Christmas, Lyle and Vicki popped for all of the grandkids and their parents to go with them to Disney World in Florida.

  We just got back on Thursday. It was a great trip! Really good experience for Benjamin; lots of socialization, lots of animals and sights and sounds for him to experience. He seemed to really enjoy himself!

  We were really concerned that we might have some trouble with him as far as naps and food were concerned, but he managed to nap when he needed it, falling asleep and staying asleep during some louder show finales, for example. He ate well, and he slept well during the overnights. He handled the later evenings just fine, and loved all the attention and company, playing with his cousins, etc.

  The most impressive aspect of the entire trip was how well he handled flying! While everyone else drove from WI down to FL, we ended up flying down, because 20 hours in a car seemed like a bad idea with an 11-month old. He was perfect on the plane in every way. Didn’t cry or become upset during takeoffs or landings, and lasted the entire flight with no trouble, despite being a lap passenger and not having a seat or an opportunity to get down and crawl around at all, being held the entire time, etc. He ate, he drank, he made faces and flirted with the stewardesses and other passengers…he is such a great social being!

  We ended up with a few souvenirs from the trip, and a few pictures, too. We’ll try to post some of the pictures soon.

   
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  Halloween 2006

  Stacey and Alex 11:22 am on November 1, 2006 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins, grandparents (9), halloween

  
  

  Benjamin was, of course, a duck!

  He’s trying on the costume for the first time here; he seemed to really like the tag. :)

  He didn’t do any trick-or-treating himself, but he did go around with his cousins and grandparents while they had their fun. It was really cold, but he had a few layers on underneath.