Pumpkin Patch...

It is always a fun time when it's time to go to the pumpkin patch! The boys love going to pick out their very own pumpkin. However, they do grimace a little when I pull out the camera and start telling them to smile! This year they had to " freeze smile" while Ben was trying to get Ella's attention so I could quickly take a picture! They were good sports about it though! Ella loved the playhouse, which Luke "protected" her the whole time. She also loved the wagon and at times it was a battle to get her to not stand up! The boys loved jumping from the top of the hay pile ( Thank you Jesus for no broken bones!) 5 pumpkins later, dirty boys and a bleeding lip (yep. ella fell in the wagon as she was standing up) it was unfortunately time to go. Usually they want to paint their pumpkin for some odd reason, but this year we managed to convince them to carve something fun on them! Since Ben won't be here for Halloween, we decided to go ahead and carve them this weekend, hopefully they won't go bad real fast! We tried to find something to carve on them that wasn't too "halloweenish" so we went with a silly face and a spider. All in all it was great fun! The boys really got into the carving thing..Luke loved pulling the "pumpkin guts" out, which of course Benjamin thought was "gross"! Daddy in the end had to finish them, but they really turned out cute. Thanks , daddy! Isn't it great when you truly have a "family day". So many memories made in such a little ounce of time makes you truly grateful for what God has given you...Thank you God for my precious family!

Happy Fall to Everyone!