Sunday, October 30, 2011

Fall fun

I LOVE the fall. It is my favorite season of the year. Besides the looming threat of winter coming, everything about fall is great. I love the cooler weather (not the cold), the pumpkins, the colors of the trees, and everything else that comes with it. This year the fall has been pretty great, other than the brief snow at the first of the month. Last weekend the kids were able to enjoy some of some great fall activities.

The girls loved to jump in this itsy-bitsy pile of leaves. One day we will have more leaves than we want but for now Maelyn had to find every leaf she could see to make this pile. Maybe I should have take them up to Grandma Hoenes' to jump in her leaves. I'm sure she has a ton!

The next activity was the pumpkin patch. We haven't done this every year because usually it is so expensive. We luckily got a good tip about this pumpkin patch and were able to spend about the same amount that we usually do with getting better pumpkins! Plus, how can you beat the experience that the girls got. They loved every second of the pumpkin patch.

Claire loved jumping from this hay pile. By the time we left we had to empty her pants and underwear from hay that was stuck.

My cute family (minus Jaden who had already been to a pumpkin patch so he didn't want to come)
Next up was sugar cookies.....they all had a blast.
Yes, even Jaden enjoyed himself after he got into it. He again didn't want to participate with the family but he decided to make his mom happy and came to join the family. All I can say about that is he is growing up too fast. He is acting too much like a teenager. For example: nothing is fun unless he is with his friends. Heaven help me! I don't want teenagers yet!!!

Next up....Halloween!

3 comments:

shoenes said...

Loved all the great pictures! Yes, you sure could bring the children up to my house and they can rake a huge pile of leaves to jump in. Especially thought the picture of Claire jumping was so great--you're really such a professional now. Looks like you all had a great time with the fun fall activities.

Hoenes Family said...

oh how I wish we had leaves to jump in to! Fun activities! Love the pumpkin patch pics. So adorable.

Zina said...

Love seeing all the pictures and hearing about your adventures. It is great to see your blog being so far away and not being able to participate. I loved seeing your family in Vegas. I am looking forward to seeing your pictures from your vacation. See you at Christmas. Love Dad