A couple of weeks before Halloween, we visited one of our local pumpkin patches. The kids are really enjoying our weekly Saturday adventures, and were up early, ready to go. It was a beautiful day..........almost a little too warm for October. (Ruben would disagree as he would be happy living in the tropices ! :) The kids had fun checking out the farm animals, taking a hay ride, and running through the pumpkin patch. Nothing better than running through fields and climbing on pumpkins. We weren't there to buy a pumpkin, as I refuse to pay $20 for one pumpkin, but the kids did each pick out one of the mini-pumpkins. I'm sure Lily was wondering what was going on with all the pumpkins, but she went with the flow and enjoyed running around with her brothers. A homemade icecream treat capped off the morning.
As a surprise, on the way home, we stopped at a park we hadn't been to before to have a picnic and play. The park had a big kid area and a seperate area for smaller kids. I barely saw Alex and Michael the whole time as they were off playing chase with other kids at the big kid area. Although Lily is still a little nervous on our play set at home, she was really excited about the little kid playground. On one side, there was a ramp instead of stairs. She held my hand tightly and went up that ramp over, and over again. Even though she was a little nervous about the height, she was all grins and giggles. Big brother Tyler came over to play and the two of them had fun following each other around. Tyler loved being the big brother, helping and leading his little sister. By the time we got ready to leave, Lily was actually climbing the stairs by herself!!! She still wanted me with her once she got to the top, but that's ok. Baby steps.
Playing on the tractor at the Pumpkin Patch
Tyler "talking turkey" with the Turkey
1st attempt at a good picture of the 4 kids together
2nd (and last!) attempt at a good picture of the kids!
Forget the mini-pumpkins, we like the really strange looking gourds!
Michael........again with the funny expressions!
Checking out the pumpkins.........she really wasn't sure what to do
The boys were looking for the biggest pumpkin
Always willing to pose with a beautiful smile
Another one with a beautiful smile!
Hamming it up while trying to lift a large pumpkin
My 4 boys!
Yummy treat!
Really starting to enjoy the slide
Tyler and Lily were so cute playing together at the playground
Lily went up the ladder all by herself for the first time! She was so proud of herself!
Not so sure about the swing. She held on tightly the whole time, but we did get a few smiles. 
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