pumpkin patch round 4!!

This has been the most beautiful fall season I can honestly remember. Sunny, bright blue skies, warm temps, beautiful red leaves and no rain! The rain is forecasted to return later this week so we've been soaking in all the sun we can get until the drizzly grey skies return. 

We've lucked out and had amazing weather for all of Carter's cross country meets (last one today!) and Lucy's outdoor soccer practices. 

 Our family walks have been beautiful watching the leaves change colors and fall to the ground. And even family movie nights with pizza delivery (it was a LONG week!) have been spent with the sliding glass doors wide open to breath in the fresh air.

 Last weekend we visited our fourth and final pumpkin patch. We have the most amazing farms right in our own neighborhoods and it's so fun to take advantage of what each one has to offer. This was, by far, the simplest of the farms we went to but also so fun. A working farm, no special attractions other than a tractor ride, huge pumpkin patch, fresh homemade cider and lots of vegetables growing nearby. It was a cold, foggy morning but perfect for a fall family activity.

 Yesterday Simon was begging to carve his little pumpkin and it actually worked out great! Big kids were at school so I had plenty of time to give him my full attention and not make a huge mess with all 3 kids scooping guts out of their pumpkins at once. He wanted a baseball pumpkin but I'm not the most creative mom in the world so we opted for a super happy pumpkin face instead. Luckily he loved it!

 Then we spent the afternoon outside at one of our favorite parks playing baseball (of course) and running through the leaves. The park maintenance crew probably loved the fact that Simon ran through and kicked ALL the leaves they had literally just blown into a huge pile. Ha!

Here's to another beautiful foggy morning and sunny afternoon in the PNW!

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pumpkin patch round 3.

This incredible fall weather has made it so easy for us to enjoy all the local pumpkin farms. I mean, 75 degrees in the middle of October?!? I love it! 

Simon and I headed to another favorite farm on Monday. I really, really love having one-on-one time with him. He's at such a fun age and when given the right attention our conversations are ones I never want to forget. He's just at the age where he wants to cuddle, be held or carried when he's tired, still grabs for my hand and asks for help. Yet, he's not afraid to climb a huge mountain of hay or pet animals on his own or go down giant slides by himself. 

We did ALL the farm activities that we could before heading over to the tractor ride. He wanted to ride on the hay bales more than anything that day!

He was so happy all afternoon, such a fun day.

And a huge bonus?!? Macklemore was on our tractor! Seriously. The funniest part was it's a pretty long ride with a few stops along the way for people to get out and pick pumpkins from one of the pumpkin patches. I was so busy talking with Simon I didn't even notice it was him sitting 3 people down from me until he climbed back on to the tractor after getting a little pumpkin for his adorable daughter. Then I was shocked and kept staring to make sure it really was him.

I wasn't going to be "that" person who went up to say hi (don't worry, plenty of people were and then I just felt bad for the guy since he really just wanted to wander the farm with his family) so I opted for a few pictures as proof of my celebrity sighting in little ol' Snohomish.

The weather is supposed to hold out for 1 more trip to another farm this weekend!

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