Pumpkin Patch

With all of the yucky fall colds the kids and the parents have had, we didn't make it to the pumpkin patch on a fall weekend like we planned. On Thursday after school and work we took the kids to Snead's. We decided to try a different pumpkin patch than we normally go to as we heard this one has a lot of animals and activities for the kids. We got to the patch around 4:30 and we set off to find pumpkins. The patch didn't have many pumpkins left and many looked like the chickens were eating them.

Did I say chickens, oh my, the kids loved the chickens! Bug thought the chickens were his friends and he wasn't much bigger than them either. He said "hi chicken, hi duck" to all the chickens. He thought the brown ones were chickens and the black ones were ducks! Roo was hilarious and jumped up and down and waved his arms up and down as he said hello to the chickens.

We found a couple of small pumpkins in the patch and then headed towards the other area of the farm. The kids got to play in a straw teepee sort of thing, pedal around on mini John Deere's and say hello to the emu's and horses. We all eventually found pumpkins we were happy with.

It was a really fun evening and we'll probably head back there again next year in addition to the other pumpkin patch.

Pumpkin Time at School

The kids preschool enjoys making pumpkining as I like to call it fun for the kids. Roo's class went on a field trip to Belvedere Plantation to go pumpkin picking and Bug's class did pumpkin picking in the field at the school. Both classes went on a tractor ride at the school as well.

Roo's field trip to Belvedere got cancelled when it was originally schedule be luckily there was enough time left in pumpkin season to go on the field trip the following week. We had a blast on the field trip and spent the rest of the day hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa.

Bug's class picked pumpkins together in the field at school and once I scan the picture, I'll post the picture of him picking his pumpkin. He was really proud and happy and seemed to have a great time with his friends.

The school has pictures of all the kids on the tractor, I'll have to see if I can scan those in as well. All in all though, they're having a great fall and loads of fun at school!

Pumpkining

We went to the pumpkin patch at Westmoreland Berry Farm yesterday.

We got there in the morning so it wasn't crowded yet at all. In fact, we were on the first tractor ride to patch for the day.

Before we went down to the pumpkins Roo and Bug had fun feeding the goat on the airwalk.

The boys ran around and played on the tractor's trailer before going to the pumpkin patch.

It was really windy on the tractor ride and Bug just cuddled in. In fact, I carried him around the patch as we picked out our pumpkins.

After we took the tractor back to the shop we let the boys run around and play for a bit.

I got some fresh brocolli for Roo and he's super excited to eat it. It was nice to get there before the crowds so we didn't have to rush or push through people to do anything. The store smelled like fall so we got a few more apples that I'll make apple pie with, yum!

We all had a really great time and are happy to welcome fall!

Happy Halloween

Roo was so excited for Halloween this year.  We've asked him for several weeks what he wants to be for Halloween and he's said Elmo every time.  We were even able to get him to try on his Elmo costume the other night.  We thought he'd be feeling well enough today to go to a few houses and trick or treat but we just didn't feel comfortable letting him go out while he is still getting better.  One group of trick or treaters came by early before we turned all the lights off and as soon as Roo saw the kids with the same pumpkin for holding candy that he had, he dumped everything out of his pumpkin as fast as possible and said trick or treat so I would give him lollipops at the same time as the other kids.  Good thing we had some lollipops to hand out!

Last weekend he and I went to the pumpkin patch at Westmoreland Berry farm.  When we got there we ran into one of the little girls that goes to the sitter with Roo and her family.  We had a lot of fun going on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch and picking out pumpkins.  Both Roo and his friend picked out 'baby pumpkins,' or little green not really ready to pick yet pumpkins, but they couldn't be more thrilled with them.  After we picked our pumpkins and paid for them, we had strawberry sundaes, fed the goats, which were actually full, and played on the swings and slides.  When it was time to go, I told Roo to make his last slide a good one, he did, and got muddy from head to toe, but he loved it, and we were riding in Daddy's new truck so it was even funnier.  Oh, and notice, no more Crocs!  Thanks to Kristin for getting Roo to finally wear 'big boy' shoes!

Love Bug still wasn't feeling great today, so Daddy took him for a little ride and Roo and I carved pumpkins.  The first one we carved a big smiley face into and the second one Roo colored smiley face onto the pumpkin.  Roo was very excited about his artwork!

Even though the boys have been feeling great, they've been having a blast playing with each other the last few days.  Roo has been giving Love Bug lots of hugs and love and Love Bug is entertained by Roo's antics.

Hopefully the boys will be back to normal tomorrow and we can sneak by some friends houses in their costumes so they can do a little trick or treating.  Love Bug is going as a pumpkin.  But for now, we've got the lights turned off and Baxter gated in, hopefully no more trick or treaters for the night.

Roo's 1st Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Roo was a bit under the weather and was not happy about us putting him in the costumes.