Turkeyville USA & other enjoyable recent events...

For those of you who don't live in Michigan might be thinking, what the f*&$ is Turkeyville USA.  It is sort of hard to describe but it is a restaurant, gift shop, farm, etc.  Obviously based on the name you would expect there to be turkeys and there are lots of turkeys around and most of the food in the restaurant is turkey based.  The reason I bring it us is because Joe and I went with Andrew, Stephanie and Owen to Turkeyville this evening to pick pumpkins. It wasn't the best pumpkin patch but Owen was really excited when he saw miniature (not toy size) trains giving rides around the farm.  Andrew and Owen enjoyed a ride around the farm and then we had some dessert (Andrew, Steph, and Owen had dinner) in their restaurant.  We did find two suitable pumpkins, nothing hugh but just Owen's size.  I think Andrew is going to have to visit a bigger pumpkin farm in order to get a pumpkin as big as he is as he has requested.  

I'm really enjoying the small things I'm able to do with my family such as this visit to the Turkey farm and the occasional impromptu dinners with my family.  Just this week Stephanie and I decided to split pizzas and we met at my parents house (mom was surprised to have us all show up with pizzas) and we sat down and ate and talked which sometimes doesn't even happen when we have a planned dinner.  I also love that Owen knows he can watch "choo-choos" on my tv, we have our little games we play, and he eagerly curls up with me to read a story.  These aren't things we were able to do living so far away but is a certain blessing of our new location.  Life is really good.