So here's the story - we are lucky enough to have a great pumpking patch just a mile down the road from us. We decided we'd go in the morning to avoid the rush but didn't quite get out the door when we planned. Something about an extra sleepy baby. We went all out and bought tickets that included a hay ride, a petting zoo, apple cider, and of course a pumpkin. Anna was really into the hay ride. Specifically the hay. Weird because she hates grass. If you look carefully at one of the pictures from the pumpkin photo shoot you can see her trying desperately to crawl without putting her bare foot in the grass. Oops, I'm getting ahead of myself. So Anna liked the hay so much she even ate it! The hay ride was through an apple orchard, past a pond, and ended at a petting zoo. Anna was pretty interested in the animals. She even fussed once when our friend holding her moved away from the rabbit cage. The best part was watching her reach out to touch the animals. She was all about petting the goats but only on her terms. When the goats would approach her she would pull her hand back real quick. After a return hay ride, we were free to roam the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin. I wanted one big enough to fit Anna in but even if she's a small eleven month old she wasn't going to fit in any of those pumpkins. Hmphf. Maybe next year. ;) We each picked our pumpkins and headed home for naps.
In the end only, Anna took a nap and it was a pretty awful one. Apparently, having a fever messes with her nap schedule. Oh, did I mention the happy playful baby from the pumpkin patch and hay ride had a fever the whole time? Ah ha, extra sleepy baby explained!! Mom and Dad of the year nominations, right here folks. After a dose of medicine, she was ready for her close up. We packed up and headed to our friends. Another long drive, about a mile in the other direction! We cleaned all the pumpkins and set up for some pictures. If I couldn't get her in the pumpkin I was certainly going to get some good pictures with pumpkins. Again, our sweet girl was a rock star. She put up with us taking over 100 pics even with the fever and runny nose. She played among the pumpkins, rolling them around, hitting them like drums, standing up on them. Basically posing for lots of great pictures!
After pictures, we carved the pumpkins, ate dinner, and waited for dark so we could light our pumpkins! Finally once it was dark enough, we took some spooky pictures of our creations. I carved a pumpkin to mimic one of the faces Allen pulled while we were cleaning out the pumpkins - can you tell which one?
Anyway - that's our story in words, and here's our story in pictures.
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