Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza

 If you remember from last year's carving experience, Tyler was not thrilled with sticking his hand in a slimy pumpkin... this year we had some improvement.... well, a little...

Belvedere Plantaion - Part 2

To kick off part 2, I have to share with you the video of Addison on the zipline.

We took the big tractor ride out to the pumpkin fields to choose the perfect pumpkins to take back to our home to carve...

McKenzie and Hannah...

 My boys.

 The 3 littles.

 watching the tractor in the front.

 "This one's mine! okay, this one's mine!"

"Mom, what about this one...it's perfect!"

 Family photo...

Trevor loves his perfect pumpkin!

Silly Addi

We finished our trip off with facepainting!

Tyler smeared his spider eyes just seconds before the photo...

 With our wheel barrow full of pumpkins, and our tummies full of sugar, we waited in the 'pick up' zone for daddy to bring up the van.

Belvedere Plantation - Pumpkin Patch - Part 1

We took the kids to Belvedere Plantation near Fredericksburg on Sunday afternoon.  We heard it was a great place to go for the day because of ALL there was to do!

So after church, we loaded the family up +1 (McKenzie's friend, Hannah) and headed down!

 The first activity of the day was the giant bouncy hill! Trevor ran right up it and had a blast... Tyler and Addison struggled to even make it up to the top...

 Once Tyler finally made it up, he couldn't even stand up, so he just laid there and bounced around like a ragdoll.. it was so funny!

 

Next stop.... barrel tractor ride...

 It started out with Trevor, Addison and Tyler....

 ...and then McKenzie and her friend Hannah sweet talked the driver into letting them ride along, even though they were WAY taller then the cut off line! :)

 

 At the top of this steeeeeeep hill, were 4 slides, 2 went off the left side, and THESE two had tunnels... so we totally went down the tunnels!

Can you see me and all the kiddos waiting in line clear up there???

Trevor went first...

 Then Addison went, and insisted on going all by herself!

 Mommy and Tyler......

 ...and McKenzie....

 Round two....

 

And I let Daddy take a turn with Tyler.

Time for a swing on the rope in the hay barn!

Trevor...

Then Addison...

 And then, the most hysterical invention ever... bouncing horses...

We didn't make it to the pig races, but we watched from afar...

Near the end of our trip, Tyler was all pictured out... and didn't want to turn around to smile with the cute little scarecrow!

But my girls were all over this photo op!

The kids crawled on the man made spider web...

 Someone didn't want to take a picture with mommy..

 There was a guy making balloon creations there too...

Stay tuned for the tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch......