Buddy Walk

I am so behind on my posts!! The first of October we had the Buddy Walk at Crew Stadium. I think this was our fourth year to participate. This was the coldest day of all. It was raining and miserable. The one thing that is most amazing about the buddy walk is if you feel down you won't be there long. The gathering is so uplifting and positive. We started the mile walk with our group For Love of Leah. Through out the walk there were groups of cheerleaders who would cheer for the person the group represented. Leah absolutely loved it. She would smile and cheer and dance when they cheered for her. After the walk there is always fun activities for the kids. Music, clowns, fire trucks and police cars. This lasted only a few minutes for our kids. We got our balloon animals and headed back to the tent for lunch. While we were waiting for the hot dogs to grill Genevieve had an accident so we decided to head home. The walk was so much fun....cold, tired cranky kids. Not so much.

Pumpkin Patch with Playgroup

The weather was so much better this time around. The kids and I met our friends from playgroup at another pumpkin farm. They also had a hay maze and fun things to do. I think the kids liked the corn boxes the best. We also had the chance to go out into the field and pick our own pumpkins. The kids liked this very much. Grisham wanted to find the biggest pumpkin out in the field. He was very proud of his find. I always enjoy going to this farm. We also go there to pick strawberries in the summer. With admission to the pumpkin patch we get coloring books, yummy snacks for the kids and access to the hay maze and corn boxes. After we picked our pumpkins all the moms gathered the kids for a picture. Some liked and some not so much.

Pumpkin Patch with School

Grisham's preschool class had a field trip to Kuhlweins farm. We met his class and teachers there. It was a very very cold morning with chances of showers. Thankfully it did not rain but boy was the wind bone chilling. The farm had a bounce house and hay maze for the kids. We went on a hay ride out to the pumpkin field. I did not have my camera with me when we were out in the field. Not enough hands for pumpkins, Carolyn and camera. After the hay ride we enjoyed a snack of donuts and fruit punch. Why people buy the red juice is beyond me. They are preschoolers people!! They will spill it! After we did the bounce house picked our pumpkins, ate lots of sugar, played in the maze, looked at the baby cows and rabbits it was time to head out. I sat the kids down to take a picture of them with their pumpkins and at that moment the sun came out. Pretty funny huh?