Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

Okay, I know! I've been a little negligent in the land of blogging lately! The farther behind in my blog that I got, the more overwhelming it seemed... and the less I wanted to do it. But, here I am... attempting to catch up on the last month of our lives.

A few weeks ago, Edison and I ventured out to Abbotsford to see his Grandma (my mom) and explore the pumpkin patch at Maan Farms.

I would like the pumpkin patch to be a fall yearly tradition... Jonathan's is not quite as enthused about it as I am... maybe it will grow on him. We took Edison last year (even though he was only a teeny tiny 3 months old). We walked around, looked at the farm animals, and propped Edison up on some (dirty) pumpkins... Edison was less than impressed.

This year however, I knew that Edison was going to love the pumpkin patch. We checked out the petting zoo... which as a side-note, I have to say "petting zoos" are not what they once were. When I was a kid a petting zoo meant that you went into an enclosed area where all the animals were loose, and you got to walk around and pet whatever ones would let you near them. Now, it seems to be that all the animals are still in their fenced in areas and you can just pet them through the fence...if they come close enough. To me that's just not the same.

The bunnies were the only little guys we could pick up to pet. 

This pig was a people person! 

Edison kept trying to climb into the chicken coop

After the petting zoo we checked out the playground area for a while. Edison loves wandering around checking everything out. He also loves slides and this playground had a super cool wood slide that we went down a few times.

After we played, we headed on over to the pumpkin patch. As soon as we got to it, Edison was just motoring around... he was on a mission to check everything out. There were a variety of pumpkins, squashes, gourds, and even cucumbers in there, so he was picking up all sorts of things and walking around with them. He also marched right on into the corn maze like a man on a mission. It was pretty fun to watch him have such a good time.

At the end, we each got to pick a pumpkin to take home with us. Edison had a little Edison-sized pumpkin, I picked a larger one and got it half way to the check-out area and was wishing I'd picked a smaller one....but I managed to lug it there.

Overall, it was a really fun day. Edison had a blast, the weather was great, and we look forward to going back again next year.

Wordless Wednesday - His first word was "fish"... I wonder why??

Wordless Wednesday - Cuddle time with Curious George

Thanksgiving Day

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,

whom he has redeemed from trouble…

… they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

He sent out his word and healed them,

and delivered them from their destruction.

Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!..

Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders…

Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

~Psalm 107 ESV

DIY: Family Tree

We have lived in our house for almost two years now... which is hard to believe! The whole time we've lived here, we haven't had anything on the wall above our fireplace in our living room. It's a pretty awkward space because it's indented in an arch shape.... so we never knew what to put there. Do we put a square framed piece of art? Do we put a circle mirror? The arch shape just totally threw me off and I wasn't sure what would look good.

One day I was shopping around and saw this picture frame kit that made a family tree when all the pictures and shapes were hung together. Right away I thought it would be a great fit above the fireplace and sure enough, I think it looks great!

We had to hang a template first so that you knew where to put all the nails 

TA DA! 

Wordless Wednesday - Introducing: Captain Tea Towel!

Little Drummer Boy

Jonathan had his drum kit set up in the house last week and we discovered that Edison might have some hidden talents. This was the first time Edison had ever sat at a drum set. Jonathan put a sick in both hands and off we went, hitting all the drums and cymbals like there was no tomorrow. He had a rockin' time... and probably woke the whole neighbourhood up in the process.

It started with Edison wanting up on his Daddy's lap...  

Pretty soon he decided he could do it on his own! 

Pretty good add for Vic Firth, I'd say...