Well it's officially my favorite time of year again. Pumpkin, apple and caramel scented candles fill the air. Cozy throws on the sofa and the amber colors from the fireplace light the room. The change in season instantly motivates me to cook and bake in all of my spare time, which results in lots of oven baked dinners and yummy sweets. And lets not forget the big sweaters, jeans and boots that are all pulled out and ready to wear. Yes, this is definitely my favorite time of year.
We kicked off the season with a trip to a local dairy farm that transformed into a really cute pumpkin patch. Which also happened to be the same day Maddyx started school. It was a big day for our little guy!
We took a hayride around the farm where we saw sheep, goats, cows and llamas. Maddyx did a great job of yelling out all the animal sounds as we saw them. His favorite being Maaaaa! More like MAAAAAA!!!!! At the top of his lungs. Only a couple people stared. He took a wagon ride with dad, visited the petting corral, shot some hoops, chased dad through a hay bale maze and got to pick out his very own pumpkin to take home. Okay, so he couldn't make up his mind on which pumpkin, and frankly wasn't too fond of the prickly stem, so Dad picked it for him. Still a very good pumpkin.
It was a long day for Maddyx and he did very well up until it was time to leave. As we paid for our pumpkin he happened to notice a very large industrial size fan inside the barn store. And that my friends is where the good times ended. You see, Maddyx is just a little bit obsessed with fans. Okay, a lot. And when he saw that big, beautiful fan inside the barn, that is where he wanted to stay. So when I said it was time to go I got the screams, the flailing arms and *the* scene. Yep, the one where everyone stairs at the poor mom carrying her child out under one arm, while the other arm is carrying a purse, a camera, a water bottle and also trying to pull a wagon that we needed to return. And where was Dad you ask? Oh, he thought it would be a good idea to take the pumpkins to the car. Sweet of him, huh?
It really was a great afternoon. I loved watching Maddyx run around and just enjoy all of the activities. He's grown up so much. I can hardly believe that last year at this time we had been a family for just over a month.
