My little pumpkins visited the Pumpkin Patch (Part 2)

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We had a picnic with the class before we headed home. ME was sweet to not sit with her friends and decided to eat with me and Benjamin. I love it!

This was just half of her class. They had such a great time and I'm glad I was able to go!

We had fun on the hayride. I enjoyed watching ME sit with her class and "socialize" with them.

I love my little animal-lovers!

Did you know that Dora is a goat in real life? ME loved that this goat's name was Dora!

Leave it to Benjamin to find a dog to love on!

Benjamin had to check out the plumbing situation.

All of the kids were so intently listening! Check out Davo's cool shades!

How sweet is this?!?!

The next guide told them about getting water from a well. Benjamin wanted to join the group this time.

Another attempt of trying to get a pic of them together...yeah right!

Not really sure how the 7 dwarves fit into a Pumpkin Patch, but I sure thought it was cute that Benjamin found someone his own size to talk to!

"Ick! I'm dirty!"

The further we walked around, the bigger the pumpkins got. My little pumpkin just couldn't stop himself from checking out the pumpkins!

"Where did Sissy go?" ME she quickly got back to her friends. I guess even at 2-years-old, you can't be seen with your younger siblings.

What a good big sister! She wanted to make sure that Benjamin got to see the cotton too.

Benjamin loved listening to the guide as well.

The next guide talked to them about cotton. ME said that her VeVe has cotton (remembering her trip to Marianna and picking some cotton).

Benjamin couldn't keep his hands off of all the pumpkins!

The class thought it would be a good idea to try to runaway.

Benjamin loved "picking" all of the pumpkins.

Davis was such a good buddy to Benjamin.

ME got to pick her own pumpkin. She couldn't decide which one she wanted.

The kids had tour guides throughout the entire trip. This guide was explaining the seeds, then the kids got to taste the pumpkin seeds. ME had other things to worry about...obviously!

On Oct. 15th, ME's class took a field trip to the Greenbrier Pumpkin Patch. Since it was Benjamin's birthday, I decided to take off and take him along for the fun, too. It was hot, but we had a great time. Drew even arranged to work out of the Conway store that day so he could stop by for a little bit. For just about the entire trip (1 hour), ME cried the whole way because she decided after we left that she wanted to ride the bus with her teacher and friends. Mental note to myself for next field trip...don't follow the class bus!

Happy Birthday, Lala, from the fair!

For my mom's birthday, we went to the State Fair. I think that's a great way to celebrate anyone's birthday! This was my first time to go as a parent, which was way more fun! Much to our surprise, ME was fearless on the rides. She only cared about the faster and higher rides rather than the safe, slow ones that stay on the ground. As for Benjamin, he L-O-V-E-D the animals and was totally content just watching ME on her rides.

ME has all of a sudden become very interested in puzzles. She has a John Deere puzzle and named the tractor "Tumi" for some reason, so she was so excited to see "Tumi" in person until she got on it.

Benjamin is totally into climbing up on everything these days. The John Deere was no exception! ME, Benjamin, and I all got to ride the bus. It was fun watching their faces.

ME was so insistent on me not helping her spin the wheel until she realized that I could make us turn faster. We got dizzy!

We rode lots of rides.

She was even big enough to ride some by herself. I was nervous, but she didn't mind one bit! She felt that she had to wave each time she passed by us. :)

"Slow down, Sissy!"

Waving again! She wasn't too sure about sharing the ride with other people.

Not sure why this is turned! We watched an alligator show. ME was all about it, front row and all, until the gator splashed her! Benjamin was more interested in just running around.

"Look, LaLa! We're on your favorite ride...the Teacups!" Just kidding! My DETESTED the teacups when we went to Disney about 20 years ago. My brother and I will never let her forget it either. :)

ME was so concerned about the baby cow being in a cage next to the mommy cow. "But her want her mommy!" She's so considerate!

Benjamin wanted to climb into the cage so badly!

I've got no words for this sweet pic...it's just precious!

What would a fair be if you didn't have any food? The boys enjoyed their grub.

And, of course, ME enjoyed her "torn dog". I don't think there was a crumb left!

Benjamin did get to ride a few rides, too; but he still enjoyed just watching his sissy!

Benjamin was so laid back and enjoyed his first state fair!

My little pumpkins visited the Pumpkin Patch (Part 1)

My mom and I took the kiddos to Bobrook Pumpkin Patch on October 1st. It was a beautiful day to enjoy the outdoors! In fact, it was almost too warm. The kids had a great time running down the aisles of the pumpkins, either riding or pushing the wheel barrel, jumping around the corn pit, climbing trees, and going on a hayride. The hayride, although a little too long, was fun. There were scarescrows sporadically spread out along the hayride and dressed as various characters (an old lady with a walker, a Razorback fan, a midget, etc.). I thought it was funny what ME wanted to wear. When I told her where we were going, she went straight to her closet and said that she had to wear her pumpkin clothes. So I pulled out a Halloween outfit but she threw a fit because it was the wrong one. So I held her up so she could show me which outfit she wanted and she grabbed the one that she has on in the pictures below. The funny part about that is that she wanted this one because she remembered wearing it last year to the pumpkin patch, but I had it hanging in the section of her closet of clothes that I was getting rid because she outgrew them.