We went to a fun pumpkin festival this
past weekend. It was a busy morning that didn’t end well, but
overall we had a good time. They had horse-drawn wagon rides,
which both kids LOVED, and a big pumpkin patch, and activities
for the kids. They both loved throwing apples in the cider
press and Lex painted a pumpkin and insisted on writing his own
name on it instead of letting the volunteer helper write it for
him. I was surprised that he wanted to write and even more
surprised that it was recognizable. The pumpkin met an untimely
end, but I’m sure we’ll see plenty more of Lex writing in the
future. We also met several friends at the festival. I had
arranged to go with Michelle and her kids, but we also met
several other people, including one of our favorite daycare
kids. That was a nice surprise.

My
little pumpkin in a sea of pumpkins.

Trying
to get a group picture. Notice how I’m the only one interested
in this idea :/

That’s a
little better… kind of.

The
horses.

Yesterday I asked Lex if he wanted to carve the pumpkins
we have here at home or paint on them. He choose painting, so
we set up a little paint station and I let them go to town on
the pumpkins. We all had fun.

Lex put
eyes, nose, and a mouth on this one. Then he added a beard :)
(not in the picture)

Eve
seemed to think the paint was hot and blew on each brush before
painting on the pumpkins.

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