Sunday, October 19, 2008

Pumpkin Patch!

Friday was Pumpkin Patch Day! Two of our neighbors and their kids came along to a local ranch. Turkey Creek Ranch does "hayrides to a pumpkin patch" each Fall. It's such a neat thing to do in a world where gameboys and Spongebob babysit most kids.


Mia sits outside the main house waiting for the ride to start
Joined by Brian...

and Matthew


Trying to get all four o these kids to look at the camera at the same time was much akin to herding kittens.



It was a beautiful ride, BIG trees and gentle bumps




This is as close as we got to cooperation!



Mia and Baby Leah
The things we do to get babies to smile!

Mia's pumpkin

No way, no how was this kid leaving her pumpkin unattended

Big strong!
Notice the way they set up their "pumpkin patch".I was quite pleased with it. I dressed her up in a cute Gymboree outfit thinking of the super sweet photo opportunities, thinking about dirt and mud after we had already hit the road. I was very relieved when they had already brought the pumpkins out of the patch and arranged them for the kids on a big bed of hay.



We made it through the haybale maze with our pumpkins! She really did carry it farther than I thought she would. It wasn't until the wagon pulled up to carry us back to the parking lot that she got tired of hauling it around.
Baby Leah and her mommy, Marissa, navigate the haybale maze, Leah style!

















1 comment:

Sierra said...

Looks like a ton of fun. I wish that we had a place like that here. We already have 4 inches of snow on the ground and it will probably stick till May. Cute pix.