Pumpkins Galore

A week or so ago, when the temperatures dipped below 90 to a brisk 80, we decided it was our best bet to go to the big pumpkin patch, Blessington Farms.  This place is about 20 minutes outside of town, and it is fantastic.  It's just big enough to have lots of fun things to do, but it isn't totally overwhelming.  The kids had an absolute blast!  Lots of time was spent on the slides, and lots of hand sanitizer was used by mom.

Look at these smiles! 

The hamster wheel was James's favorite, but as you can see, Luke wasn't much help.  He was along for the ride.

Natalie's favorite was the big slide! 

And we took the lazy way out this year by painting pumpkins instead of carving them.  It was almost just as messy: Luke and Natalie kept wiping theirs off and "starting over".  Natalie's pumpkin was appropriately named "Sparkle" and James painted "James Maul" (take on Darth Maul).  Luke said his was Darth Vader.  Star Wars: all day, every day.

We are ready for Halloween!