Who are you calling a pumpkin!?

Last week was a good week. Mommy went back to work, Max went to school and Daddy stained the deck, mowed the lawn, did laundry, worked his real job and made dinner 3 out of 5 nights last week.  Needless to say Daddy (who works at home) was lonely and had to find things to do when he had downtime at work (which is rare).  All and all last week was a good week.  Max seems to enjoy school – when he’s not sleeping – and has been accepting this transition like a champ.  This week, however, has been a bit rougher on Mommy, but we will get through this.

To celebrate our first full week back to our new normal we decided it was time for our Annual Pumpkin Patch trip, plus we had amazing weather.  We were lucky because Memaw C.s was home alone, Papa had gone away on a golfing trip, so she came with us.  We had so much fun and took lots of pictures.  Max was even awake for most of the adventure – MOST – and we even saw other families with babies out there.  It was really hot, so Max didn’t have to wear any shoes or socks, but did get to wear his Halloween onesie. 

So to Detewier Farms we go for our annual Pumpkin excursion.  Thanks to the Baby Bjorne I didn’t have to worry about carrying Max and he’s big enough now that he could be worn facing out, with a big floppy hat to protect his eyes of course.  Mommy was hot but I think Max was very comfortable.  There were more pumpkins this year than Daddy and Mommy had ever seen before, the patch was full of wonderful choices. 

As usual we walked around and around in search of the best pumpkins to represent our family – a Daddy pumpkin (always the biggest one Daddy can carry – 50 lbs this year), a Mommy pumpkin (the second biggest but more on the small side), a Maxwell pumpkin (our newest addition to our pumpkin family, so naturally the smallest) and a Guinness pumpkin (we look for a strange, fun one for him – because he’s both).  We all found our pumpkins, and Memaw found the perfect one for her as well.   We’re going to hallow out Daddy’s pumpkin and see if we can’t fit Maxwell inside – so check back later for pictures on that.   It was a fun day and a tradition that we will continue to do for many falls to come! I’m already looking forward to next year and can't wait til Christmas when we go cut down our Christmas tree.

Before pumpkin patch!!  Isn't his outfit too cute!

After we got the pumpkins - we are HOT! Literally!

IN the patch!! Finding Pumpkins!

Really in the patch!! Aren't there tons of pumpkins!!

Also this weekend I decided that I needed some fall pictures of Maxwell. So thanks to Memaw and her awesome camera I was able to catch some wonderful moments.

Guinness wanted in on the action.

 

Doesn't Max look thrilled?

Love him... look at those cheeks!