Pumpkin Patch and other Fall Festivities

Our annual tradition of going to the Pumpkin Patch continues. Instead of Bates Nut Farm, we finally made it to Oma's Pumpkin Patch this year. I actually ended up up taking a day off work to take the kids w/a friends playgroup. Once again we went on a HOT October day, by no means did it feel like fall, but we made the best out of it. The kids weren't thrilled to take many photos, but I managed to get at least a couple. Our hay ride went right through the farm and we got to see a 2 day old little cow.

We followed up that visit with another visit to the Pumpkin Station, full of rides, and jumping fun. The kids had just gotten hair cuts right before we came, so of course I had to a lot of photos. Cameron was even willing to get into the jumpies this time, he is no longer scared. The giant slide was Sascha's favorite, she had a grin from ear to ear going down every time. They loved the train ride as well as the rotating swings. They had just gotten their hair cuts before we got there, so they looked so pretty cute with non-messy hair and matching pumpkin shirts.

Another fun outing we had was to the Del Sur Festival, I think this is our 3rd year that we had come, and every year we have such a good time enjoying all the rides and hanging out w/the Slavin Family. Sascha and Matty were now old enough to ride a few of them on their own or together which was a lot of fun for them. I took both kids on the Ferris Wheel. Cameron got impatient and tried to get out, and I must say he could have totally slipped under the bar so I had to hold him tight and keep asking him to wait... patience is not something an almost 2 year old has much of, but I think he did enjoy the ride and the view from the top. You also got to pet a few bunnies and ride a pony.

Pics from the Pumpkin Patch with my friend's playgroup


 

I just liked this serious expression on your face (taken by a photographer at the festival)
 

Family photo

Palm Springs - our post Summer getaway with friends

Shortly after our trip to Florida we already had another trip to look forward to, Palm Springs with 4 other families. We somehow were able to book a weekend when everyone was available and got a pretty good deal to stay at Las Palmas resort for 1 night. The main attraction there is Splashtopia... awesome place for kids complete w/Sand, lazy river, splash park and multiple pools. Unfortunately there was construction going on and the slides were not open, but we still had plenty to do.

We got there nice and early Friday and enjoyed 2 days in Splashtopia. We even rented a Cabana for Saturday which was really nice to have for the kids to take naps in.

The weather was still HOT, I am pretty sure it hit 100, but we hardly even noticed being in the water most of the day.

The kids were troopers in the hotel, dinner and in even in the water. Sascha got braver and braver, even took the floaties off at one point to practice her swimming skills.

We went all went to dinner at the Spaghetti Factory on Friday evening. The kids had their own table (except for the little ones who sat with us - Cameron & Isla) and Sascha sat there the whole time. It was a bit crazy with 10 small children - all under 5, but everyone did so well!

It was a really nice little get away and we'll definitely be back next year! Unfortunately I brought my camera without a memory card so all the photos I thought I was taking were actually not there (big Ooops!) Luckily our friends took a few :) so no memories are lost!

Summer fun

Well it's nearly October and I am just now looking back at our summer. Once again we blinked and it was behind us. I do love the summer months. I love taking a day off here and there and spending it at the beach, or just having a lazy night at home, watching kids run around in the back yard. I always do wish I could do that more often then I actually get to. We are so lucky to be able to play outside in the warmer weather and the longer days which we tried to enjoy to its fullest.

Sascha stayed at her preschool and did 2 summer sessions where she had a lot of fun. On the weekends we were busy with Birthday Parties, going to the beach, pool, or parks. A few times we went to the splash park in 4S Ranch which the kids loved.

We even attempted a 1 night camping trip in Carlsbad. I am pretty sure I spent more time packing, and unpacking and cleaning than the actual time we spent camping, but all worth it! We were able to wake up and just go to the beach and spend the whole day having fun in the sun with friends.

We checked out a padres game, thanks to a friend of daddys we got some awesome seats pretty close to the field. Cameron was in awe of everything going on, so he definitely enjoyed his very first Padres game. He started goofing off towards the end so we moved up a bit higher where we had the whole row of seats to ourselves so he could get up and walk around whenever he wanted.

We took Aaron Paddle boarding for his Birthday. It was so much fun. We got lots of photos because my dad stayed behind and took them of us. Luckily I stayed on the board the whole time, and we had an awesome time.

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