Pumpkin Patch...Take Two

 So we thought we'd take another shot at the pumpkin patch.  The weather cooperated beautifully for us this Saturday.  The kids had a blast and we found our carving pumpkin.  We had a packed lunch for the kids and I thought I could make it until we got home, however, the smell of funnel cakes took me down.  Nothing like fried dough with powdered sugar to take down a hungry pregnant woman.  Nevertheless, we had a great time and made us so happy to be back raising our kids in what we remember and to see their joy in it too.

Tricycles with off road capabilities

Finally a bunny she can catch

What do you get when you have a lawnmower pulling painted barrels with wheels on them...happy little kids

Taking off from the air pillow

Who doesn't love things that burn energy off of kids.

Duck races and Daddy flooded the canals with the overzealous pumping.  I think our ducks won.

Riding out to the pumpkin patch

On the search for the right pumpkin

Our prized pumpkin

Perfect size for a 2 year old to rest on or to look like she was going to hatch a pumpkin egg.

This was our little navigator...and he owned that corn maze.

Clare figured out that she had a better view and an easier walk in Daddy's arms during the corn maze

That is his happy face....I love this little goofball

Pumpkin Patch & Cider Mill

I love, love, love fall.  I love the colors of everything from pumpkins and apples to the trees to the rosiness of cheeks when those first colder brisker days show up.  I love the smells and how all of the sudden I enjoy baking and eating again because the stifling heat of summer that dissipates any appetite has left.  Not so good for the pants, but that's a lost cause at this point anyway.  My pants haven't fit for a few months now.  Anyway, there is one of the top ten cider mills in the US of A just down the highway from us and they have a pumpkin patch to go with it for the month of October.  We recently had friends and visitors come and stay with us so we found this a great opportunity to check it out.  They make fresh cider and apple cider doughnuts in their country store there amongst many other tasty items.   We took the cold day to indulge in some hot apple cider and fresh warm doughnuts.  It my hands hadn't been so cold, I might have taken a few more pictures, not that I'm short for the post.  It was fun though and we'll be back in coming years.

Follow the white rabbit...

Not my best picture.  But I swear, I was wearing a lot of layers.

I believe discussing the art of picking a perfect pumpkin

How will I ever choose?

The apple washing process.  Extremely high tech.

Watching the cider bottling production line.

Watching the fresh apple cider doughnuts get made.

Tasting the bounty of the doughnut production line.

In the corn bin.

Getting ready for our hay-rack ride

So excited for our first hay-rack ride.

Hayden with new buddy Finley.

Checking out the hill slide

Had to pick a pumpkin from the field

Daddy and Clare on the way back after pumpkin picking.

Worst blogger ever.

Okay, I am sorry.  I know I am not good at being consistent at this.  In fact, at this time, I am not consistent at anything that does not involve my staying alive such as sleep or food.  (That's right, showering is not a necessity.)  I have been too busy trying to snap a few pictures where experiences are to be remembered like what my baby girl looks like just before she turns 2 years old (also for her birthday invitation), going to the zoo on a Saturday and making Derrick have some fun.  Catching a Royals game with my darling husband.  Making fall favorites like the beloved pumpkin muffins in our home.  Catching new events like the touch-a-truck put on by the parks and rec on a Saturday morning.  In between I clean toilets, do grocery shopping, never stop doing laundry it feels like, feed kids, feed husband, take kids to school, etc. etc.  So, blogging as of late has moved slightly down the list.  It is lower than nap.   Lower than eating.  And yes, lower than showering.  That's a good thing though.  So my grandest apologies.  I need to go.  It's 70 degrees out and sunny and the kids just woke up from their nap.  I need to go enjoy it.  I'll take some pictures and post them in about a month  (being facetious.)  God bless until then!

Nothing like a good old fashioned carousel ride with dad

Trying to make her break at the elephants

Being thoughtful about the elephants

Mmmmm.  You know you want one.

Touch-a-Truck

For the young and the young at heart

Fast forward 2 years and this will be true.

No.

A baby farmer and his sidekick.

Owning the bobcat

Daydreaming of his first car.  Better save up if you want it that tricked out little man.

Well the irony in the sign I thought was cute.

When else will you ever get to sit in the bucket of an exagator (that's how Hayden says excavator, so cute)

The only time they are ever allowed to be in the back of a police car.  Ever.