Pumpkins & Paint

Madeline has been asking all week to go to a pumpkin patch. Now, last year we went to a FABULOUS pumpkin patch named Dewberry Farm ....it was WONDERFUL and Madeline enjoyed it so much that I told Joseph we need to make this a family tradition. The pictures of the trip pop up on the our screensaver everyday and Madeline has been talking about them frequently now that it is "pumpkin season." We knew that it would not be possible to go this year with Roan being so young. So I thought I would take Madeline out to the local Jersey Barnyard to pick some pumpkins and look around at all the animals. Needless to say, when we got out to the barnyard, she repeatedly asked "Where is the big tractor. Where is the pumpkin patch?" I had to tell her that there is no big tractor at this farm and that the pumpkin patch is in that barn....that was the confusing one...getting pumpkins in a barn. We picked our pumpkins and she looked at me and in her words said..."I don't like this pumpkin patch can we go to next one?"
Next year my love we will go to the "next one" and begin our family tradition! We did leave with 4 big pumpkins, small decorative corn, and some gourds....and will be carving 2 of the pumpkins very soon!


The barn of pumpkins




The big pumpkin patch!





I had told Madeline that we would paint some little pumpkins after we went to H-E-B on Saturday morning. The day flew past us so fast, possibly b/c of the 2 1/2 hour nap we all got and the Pampered Chef party we went to, that we didn't get to the painting of the pumpkins. So our lazy Sunday afternoon was spent in part painting a pumpkin. A short lived activity since she only wanted to paint one!

The finished product!

Next post I promise to have more pictures of Roan....he still eats, sleeps, and poops! The exciting life of a baby.