Fall Fun!

Fall is such a pretty time of year. The air is crisp, the leaves are turning vibrant colors, we get to pick pumpkins (if we are lucky we get to paint them) and eat the seeds. There are some days where it would be nice to have a fireplace :-) Oh well, we have lots of blankets :-)

Speaking of painting pumpkins, Mackenzie got to paint a small pumpkin at the library the other day. Here is how her masterpiece turned out:



We had quite the busy day today....we went on a 3 mile walk and then went to the pumpkin patch! As it was so cold, we all had to really bundle up for the walk (it was to benefit the Special Olympic kids). Thanks, Chad and Amy for letting us use the jogger!




Miss Mackenzie had a mouth full of Cheez-its!



She may have been cold, but she was happy...this was before the walk-once we started going, we got warmed up a little.


After our walk, it was time to head to the PUMPKIN PATCH!!! Holidays are so much fun with a 2 1/2 year old! Mackenzie was sooo excited to go on a hay ride!






She was in pumpkin heaven! I loved seeing her in the middle of all the pumpkins!

She feel twice in the mud while we were there so she was ready to go home and get a bath!

The Pumpkin Patch

We visited the pumpkin patch over the weekend with Aunt Rachel, Uncle Greg, and cousins Olivia, Isabelle, Owen and Evangeline. It was a lot of fun and a beautiful fall day. We went through the kiddiepillar, ate some food, played on the playground, went on a hayride in search of the perfect pumpkins, and also rode ponies! Mackenzie had a lot of fun and stayed very busy!

"How do I get down from this haystack"?

Riding the pumpkin train.

On top: Olivia, Isabelle On bottom: Mackenzie, Evie, and Owen

A quick family shot. Mackenzie didn't want to sit still--she had been having fun playing in the hay.

"Look at this pumpkin I found!" "This is heavy!"

Mackenzie, guarding her pumpkin.

Ready to go down the fun slide on the playground.

Her first pony ride.

All in all, we had a great day. Mackenzie was done on the pony about halfway through the ride. The only activity I did not get pictures of was the kiddiepillar and I went in with her. It was so cute watching her try to pick up all the pumpkins. We have lots of fun activities coming up to blog about so be sure to check back! Have a great week!