pumpkin patch

I love traditions. We've always made a habit of going to the pumpkin patch, but going with family just makes it a little more special.

Selah isn't a baby anymore. She wants to hang with the big kids and do everything they do. That also means she wanted to walk through the patch herself, which is like watching her on an obstacle course with all the large vines and pumpkins she had to get around.

The Bigs just ran around the whole field, us adults could barely keep up!

But we finally caught up to get a few close-ups.

I love how they get to grow up close to each other and make these fun memories together.

The only school bus they will probably get to ride for a long while :)

And of course we spent quite a bit of time feeding the goats.

Selah wasn't sure about that! She kept a nice distance.

Evangeline, on the other hand, is quite opposite and will embrace any animal right away. Sometimes she makes me nervous with how comfortable she is around them. But there is an exception to that...she is pretty timid around dogs for some reason, maybe because dogs are much more hyper than the average goat, horse, chicken, sheep, or pig?

Daddy was brave enough to go down the bumpy slide with Selah...and not just once!

Swings were put up this year. Wee!

Kids had a blast running around through the maze. It's small enough that no one could get lost and with only one way to escape we were pretty sure no one could get out without us knowing.

Giant hay bays to climb! These were much bigger than before, I couldn't stand to watch them climb. Eek!

Thank you Uncle Mac and Aunt Molly for the fun pony rides!

Selah wasn't able to ride (and she wanted to badly!) but the nice man let her sit on for just a minute to snap a picture.

After months of not doing much of anything, it was fun to finally get out and do something fun.  This is the first year since I can remember actually being happy to see the summer go. Perhaps being sick has made the summer feel so long. Glad to be in a new season...hoping that means a new season in pregnancy too!