Farms, Parks and a Finished Prezzie

This time of year is my absolute fave.  I love it when it's just cool enough for a sweater or jacket but you don't need full winter armor.  I love the color of the leaves and taking drives up the canyon to see the trees.  I also love that this year I'll have a bunch of new knitted items to wear as will many friends and family!  

I've been trying to get some outdoor activities done before the cold comes. I absolutely love tiring my kids out at the farm or any of the million local parks. They love it too.  Lizzy is a climber.  She climbs everything and she gets very upset when she can't scale a certain object.  This tractor was really ticking her off.  She finally did get up (after a few bumps of the head).

They have a really good time at the farm.  The problem we've been having recently is that the ducks and especially the geese are getting VERY aggressive about being fed.  They swarm us like fowl possessed and the kids end up screaming and throwing huge amounts of bread in an attempt to save themselves.  It's hilarious but just the teeniest bit scary (those things bite, you know!).  I guess they're just too used to people feeding them.  

Our latest trip to the park started a trauma in Will's life.  Will and Logan (Will's cousin) like to race.  We like them to race because it tires them out and they take good naps.  Also, it gives them something to do rather than just narrating their activities instead of actually doing them (do anyone else's kids do this?).  By the time we left the park both boys were red in the face and very tired.  I offered Will some water but he insisted that he wanted milk.  Needless to say this wasn't the best option and he was shortly leaning over the toilet thinking he was going to puke.  He did this for almost an hour until I pried him away from the toilet and made him get into bed.  Poor kid.  He thought he was going to puke for days afterward.  

Lizzy didn't have quite as exhausting a time but did get a bit of a red face.

And so to knitting.  I finally finished a scarf I've been working on for way too long.  It's not that it was a difficult project, it's just that I've been reading some fab books lately and I can't seem to put them down.  This scarf is meant to go with the fingerless mitts I showed in my last post.  They're for my older sister for her birthday.  This yarn, again, is unbelievable.  Everyone should knit at least one item with it!  

I love the mock cable and especially love the colors in the yarn.  I'm sure my sister will be over the moon about the set of mitts and scarf.  Lucky her!

Pattern: Super Yak Scarf from One Skein Wonders

Yarn: Sheep Shop Sheep 3

Needles: US #8

Mods: The pattern calls for a chunky yarn and this is sport weight so obviously I did MANY more repeats than the pattern called for.  

Made for: my sister Brooke

That's all.