Saturday, October 15, 2011

A Pumpkin-ing We Go!

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On a crisp autumn day, hours before the sun came out [out, not up], Dwayne and I took the kids to the nearby farm to do autumn-ish things. 

 

Like climbing on hay bales,

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…feeding kibble to the goats and alpacas (have I mentioned that Dwayne and I are considering getting goats someday?),

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Kyla is our most timid child when it comes to animals

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Piper wouldn’t be afraid of a rabid wolf

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And Wesley alternated between fearless and wanting a little assistance from Daddy

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Aww…

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… and choosing just the right Daddy-, Mama-, Kyla-, Piper-, and Wesley-sized pumpkins.  It actually took about 5 minutes and that was only because Dwayne walked more than 15 feet to find his gourd.

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Thanks to the miracle of Velcro, Wesley was my lil’ pumpkin all morning!

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I call this Meditation in Yellow.

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Let’s just pretend this is a really cute shot, okay?  Because it was supposed to be.

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