Wordless Wednesday ~ Pumpkin Patch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Fest!

Last week we ventured out to the Pumpkin Fest at Wooden Shoe.  Typically we head to Wooden Shoe in the spring to see the beautiful tulip fields.  But last year was the first ever Pumpkin Fest, and since we're suckers for all things pumpkin and autumny, we were totally there!


There were bales of hay for climbing.



And Gramps came along to keep us company.



Cow trains to ride. 
The same cow train I rode back in April when I was 7 months pregnant with Tay. 
The one that almost sent me into labor ;)



But the cow train is a highlight for the girls, so they hopped right on!



Where y'all goin'?  The Pumpkin Fest, of course!



And we even got a quick photo before the rain started falling :)

Next week it's the Pumpkin Patch! 
{If the weather man is right about the sunshine.  The last four days were supposed to have been dry, ahem.  And it's been sprinkling non-stop.}

So . . . have any of y'all been to the pumpkin patch yet?  Harvest festivals?  Apple pickin'?  I want to hear about it!

What Happens When . . .

. . . On November 1st, 2009 you toss your jack o' lanterns out into the field to be rid of them?

You may just find this in the excavation dirt pile 9 months later:

And you might catch a glimpse of one of these little cuties:

And a few days later you might notice it growing:

And then you might get excited. And start watering it. And checking on it multiple times each day.

Awww, isn't it cute?

Flashback Friday, Pregnancy Journal, Week

You know the drill, it's Flasback Friday around here which means . . . Pregnancy Journals! In case you're new, this is a journal that I kept and submitted weekly to Storknet when I was pregnant with Kameryn, one year ago. While it's not super exciting {yet! Just stay tuned, the excitement gets turned up a notch here in a couple of months when I wind up in the hospital!}, I'm so glad to have these memories.

{Originally submitted October 22, 2008}

Week 20 ~ Pumpkins, Pumpkins, and more Pumpkins!

We made another trip to the pumpkin patch this week. This time we visited a new one, and went with different friends. Three mamas and eight kiddos . . . It was a long day, but so much fun! We started with a hay maze, played in corn kernels, enjoyed a picnic lunch, took a hay ride ~ complete with fun facts on pumpkins and farming, and finished off the day by choosing the perfect pumpkins. Of course, by the time we actually got to the pumpkin picking Makenna had had a very long day, and we were in meltdown mode. I’m including a picture, but you’ll have to excuse the pouty face.

We found out, this week, that our dance instructors will be taking a break from the middle of December through the end of March, which is actually a bit of a relief. Though I love that the girls are involved in dance, I think it will be nice to have a break right after the holidays. I tend to be a little bit of a worry wart about bringing newborns around people during cold and flu season. It’s not that I’m a freak about germs, but little ones are so fragile. It’s amazing to me how many strangers will come right up to a new baby and touch or kiss their face (ugh!). Or stand there hacking and coughing and then ask to hold your precious little bundle. It’s enough to drive me crazy, I tell you. I don’t know if it’s lingering memories of 4 days in NICU with Sierra during her staph infection when she was only 3 days old, or if I’m just naturally prone to worry. Either way, I'm thankful that we'll have a few weeks after the baby is born to settle in and have time to ourselves.

This week has brought about even more kicks and “somersaults” from our little sugarplum. Last week I had made a comment to my mother-in-law about how “laid back” this little one is. It seemed as though when I was pregnant with Sierra and Makenna they were both in constant motion, kicking and prodding night and day. But this pregnancy seemed different. Boy, did I speak too soon! Baby Girl (sorry, but we have yet to settle on a name) has gotten to be quite the little wiggle worm. I have to say, I love all the movement. It’s a constant reminder that there is a little pumpkin in there just waiting to join our family.

I cannot believe how time has flown; it is already the end of October. Soon we will be eating turkey, then celebrating the holidays, a few birthdays in January and February, and then we’ll be welcoming our new little one! I want to enjoy every moment of this pregnancy, but it’s hard not to be anxious to hold a new little princess in my arms.

Hope you all have had a fabulous week full of memories and blessings,

Liz

Time . . . Where are you going?

*Pardon the grumpy goose in Picture #1 . . . we'd had a very long day at the pumpkin patch ;)

I cannot believe that another October has just flown right by me. We are now looking at less than 50 days until Christmas!!! Where does the time go? I hope you all had a fabulous Halloween. Though ours was pretty quiet this year, compared to the last few, I think we all enjoyed ourselves. The girls were the cutest little black cats you've ever seen, and they managed to get their hands on quite a bit of candy. Now if I could just get time to slow down a bit . . .