Visitors

We all had a fun week with Grandpa and Cindy here.  In addition to having alot of fun playing, reading and hanging out in the backyard during our nice Fall weather, they also were very helpful with some projects around the house, including putting a new, easier to use faucet in the bathroom which Alex uses, and taking out the old metal and glass shower doors, both projects which we have wanted to do since we moved in, but just haven't had time to do.  Thanks for your help!  We had a fun time!  As is the case with all of you out there, feel free to come by and spend some time with us.  We now have plenty of room for visitors!

Pumpkin Patch!

Oooh....so many pumpkins to choose from!

This one is so big, I can sit on it!

Loading more loot into the wagon

Driving the John Deere tractor, of course.

Hide and seek in the corn

More farm fun.

Deep thinking in the pumpkin patch

Cool tractor windmill

Well, it is that time of year again....yay Fall!  To celebrate the season, we visited Farmer John's Pumpkin Patch in Half Moon Bay to check out the pumpkins, and again this year, they did not disappoint.  So many cool varieties of pumpkins and squash, the John Deere tractor, rows of corn to play in, a teepee, and haystacks.  All in all, plenty of fun activities, without being crazy and corny or expensive.  Alex definitely has a penchant for the unique pumpkins as evidenced by what he was picking out yesterday.  We found some nice ones to bring home and he also picked out a nice carving pumpkin to bring to school for the class to carve/decorate.  

It was a bit foggy when we first arrived in Half Moon Bay, but it turned out to be a gorgeous day and the pumpkin patch was definitely busier than last year when we went.  Afterwards, we went downtown for lunch, where unfortunately Alex was stung by a bee.  He was a little trooper though, and was quite easily distracted by a trip to the Half Moon Bay Feed and Fuel, which is always a hit.  Every time we are in town, we go over to the Feed and Fuel to check out the chicks and the rabbits in the back of the store.  Alex loves to watch them and the guys who work there are always nice enough to bring one or two out so that you can pet them.  

As we were getting in the car to go home, Alex said, "let's go to the beach."  Quite appropriate, since almost every time we are there, we do go to the beach.  We stopped by the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve on the way home, but unfortunately, it was nowhere near to low tide, so we couldn't go down to the tide pools, so we just took a little cruise around one of the trails and looked out on the ocean from above.  Quite the fun day, despite the fact that we missed having our Lee family friends with us this year.  Maybe next year, right?

Pumpkin Time!

Well, it looks like Fall has officially arrived. It was a crisp Fall morning, so we decided to go and find a pumpkin for Alex. You might remember a picture of Alex and I a few months ago, next to the big pot where his pumpkin plant was growing...well...the vines grew great, but no sign of any pumpkins ever came. Oh well, it was worth a try!

Given the poor pumpkin turnout in our front yard, we went to Joan's Farm in Livermore this morning, to celebrate Fall and choose the perfect pumpkin. As you can see, Alex had a fabulous time! There were ponies, hundreds of pumpkins to choose from, and he even did some tree climbing. He loves to crawl on the grass and be able to pick up and examine leaves, twigs and blades of grass. He carefully examined the pumpkins and took home the two that he is pictured with in the wheelbarrow.

In addition to all of the fun at the pumpkin patch, we got together with a couple of sets of friends today as well. We had lunch with the Fox family in Dublin, on the way back from the pumpkin patch. We hadn't seen Elliot in about a year and a half, so he looked so big now! He will be three in a little over a month, and he will have a little baby brother in less than a month. It was nice to be able to have lunch with them before the little one arrives.

This evening, we went over to Carrie, Pat and Johnny's house for a delicious dinner. Alex hadn't seen Johnny in awhile, so it was fun to be able to get together. He brought the little pumpkin from the farm, over for Johnny to enjoy. Sounds like they are going to brave the Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival next weekend...brave souls! Thanks to the Lee's for having us over, it was a great time.

Whew! What a fun day and that was just half of the weekeend. Hope everyone is having a great one as well. Oh, by the way, if you enlarge a couple of the photos where Alex is smiling, you can see those cute little bottom teeth.