Pumpkin Patch Morning

Friday, I took Elise and Owen to the pumpkin patch.  Daniel was kind enough to do his work at home that day so he could watch Maggie for me.  I'd planned this for our ward a few weeks ago and I think we had a pretty good turn out.  Last year, our little preschool group was the only group there, but this year there were a lot of people there.  It didn't really make too much of a difference in our fun, but it was a little crazier.  Unfortunately, these pictures I took are not really great and I didn't try to get a whole lot, but it is what it is.

Elise trying to get Owen to stand for a picture with her.

Ellie showing me her pumpkin.  Instead of painting them there, we decided to take our pumpkins home to carve them later on.

Elise helping Owen pick out pumpkins.

Owen discovered what pumpkins were a few weeks ago and is now REALLY excited whenever he sees them, so he was in heaven with all of these pumpkins all over the place.

Ellie posing for mom.

Owen posing for mom.

Owen and I on the hay ride.  It was a little cramped but we managed to take a picture of ourselves.

Here is Ellie on the hayride.  She had so much fun.  She especially loved that several of her preschool friends from last year came to the pumpkin patch.  She still misses those kids and talks about them all the time.

All and all, we enjoyed the pumpkin patch.  It was definitely more entertaining the first year and we look forward to trying a new place next year.  We will still buy our regular pumpkins at one of the local churches since they're a little pricey at the patch!

Here's what Maggie was up to while we spent our morning at the pumpkin patch:

We got out the jumperoo last week and she seems to like it a little more each time we put her in it.  Though at times it terrifies her because her big brother comes up, grabs onto that blue bar in front of her and whips it up and down causing her to whip with it.  She still loves to jump and jumps more like Ellie did than did Owen... looking a bit like Lord of the Dance.