Saturday, October 11, 2014

Pumpkin Fest!

Our lovely little city has a Pumpkin Fest every year.  We made the shirts that we wore to the pumpkin patch specifically for the Fest!  It didn't escape my notice that we have five people in our family and after hearing the "Five Little Pumpkins" poem for the last three years we decided to do a snapshot poem.

 Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate.

 The first one said "Oh my it's getting late!"

 The second one said "There is frost in the air."

 The third one said "But we don't care!"

 The fourth one said "Lets run and run and run."

 The fifth on said "I really need some fun."

 Oooo went the wind. 

 Out went the light.

 Then the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

 At Pumpkin Fest!!!









 These "scarecrows" were all around.  They would sit as still as they could in random places.

 Ready for the parade!  



Kayda won a prize for her age group.  Dillon didn't.  He was really upset so I was carrying him to the car.  The pirates came and cheered him up by giving him some "treasure".  The kids had a great time!  Next year I think I want us all to be scarecrows because that just looks like fun!

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Pumpkin Patch!!!

Today is Daddy's birthday!  We decided to celebrate it with a breakfast trip to the bakery, the pumpkin patch, decorating for Halloween and dinner!  It's been a busy, wonderful day!  

 We tried out the corn maze for the first time this year (with kids).  We had to find 5 "fossils" and the kids had a great time going through it!  Carson insisted on being carried most of the way but I think he still had a good time!










 Running from the volcano!

 Fighting the T-rex!


 We did these duck races last year; they are a FANTASTIC creation!







 The kids got to "milk" a "cow"




 Pumpkin sling shots! Fortunately Daddy can get them going, mine make it all of ten feet no matter how far back I pulled it!









I told the kids they could get a pumpkin as long as they could get it into the wheelbarrow.  Kayda and Dillon immediately teamed up to help each other so they could get bigger pumpkins... I let them have that one since they're so smart!