Pumpkin Patch

Fall is supposedly here, but you would never guess it with our 90+ degree temperatures!  This is one of the only weekends in October when we will all be here in Houston together, so we knew this was our only chance for a family trip to the pumpkin patch.  After some discussion whether or not it was cruel and unusual to dress our daughter in a sweater on a 80+ degree day, she saw the outfit I wanted her to wear and exclaimed, "It's cute, I'm cute" and then wouldn't wear anything else.  So, on our hot "fall" day, with Madeline in her new autumn sweater, we ventured out to make fun memories!

"I'm Cute"

"It's a big one!"

It's tough job picking the right pumpkin!

Such a big girl!  She rode the train all by herself!

You can't see it very well, but it was a very cute train.  She picked the car decorated like a motorcycle (somebody else had already picked the pink kitty car!)

"Hi Mommy!"

She liked the little spookies best, she referred to them as 'babies"

This medieval looking contraption was the 'punkin' chucker'

If you double click this photo to enlarge, you can see a pumpkin in the middle of the screen.  The punkin' chucker could really make those things fly!

"Look what I got!"

Madeline had a great time.  She insisted on taking her 'babies' up to her room.  I did everything I could to keep her from taking them into the crib for her nap.  I convinced her to place one on the shelf and the other is currently sitting in the rocking chair....and yes, they did have to sit in our lap for stories before nap time!