BITS & PIECES OF OUR LIFE, OUR THOUGHTS, AND WHAT WE DO!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Pickin' out a Pumpkin

On Sunday afternoon, I was feeling a wee bit better after battling a cold / fever all weekend and working all day Saturday at our MOPS Consignment Sale, so we ventured to Patterson Farm in Mt. Ulla in search of the perfect pumpkin!


We soon discovered that Patterson Farm has so much fun things to do besides just pick out a pumpkin! Whit enjoyed feeding the goats and seeing the other animals (chickens, peacock, pigs, birds, horses) in the stable.


He also loved the bee barn and wanted to touch the honey that the bees were making (behind glass).


We next ventured into the corn maze. He loved chasing after us!


They also had a corn pit for the kids to play in. With all of this corn, I couldn't help but think of my friend, Becky, who has a corn allergy - this place would have been a corn nightmare for her! 


Whit played on the pirate ship shaped playground.




We next went to the face-painting station where Whit got (surprise) a train stamped onto his face. Not exactly festive for fall, but a fan-favorite of course! Ha!



Whit and Daddy went over to see the pig races while Mommy stood in line and waited for the hayride.


Fun times on the hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins!

It took Whit a while to search through the field of pumpkins to find the one he wanted!


Finally we settled on a pumpkin fit for jack-o-lantern carving!


We got back on the tractor trailer and headed down to the patch with the smaller pumpkins for Whit to pick out one especially for him.




We finished off our afternoon with an ice cream cone and Whit enjoyed a nice long nap on the ride home!

Early October Beach Trip

The first week of October, the 3 of us snuck away for a short weekend at the beach! We stayed at my mom's place at Ocean Creek and had fun feeding the eels bites of bread (the ducks had apparently migrated already)...



These are the views from my mom's place at sunrise - After 20+ years, I've never tired of coming down here! Thanks, Mom!



It was warm enough for us to even get on our bathingsuits and play in the sand and surf!





Saturday night we went to our favorite restaurant in Little River, Crab Catchers, and ate fresh seafood out on the dock. It's amazing how making your child run back and forth is so fun to them and it wears them slap out after dinner!


The 3 of us haven't had a vacation together (alone) this summer, so it was nice to get away and enjoy the last few days of warm weather!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Looking So Grown Up!

It's "picture day" at Whit's preschool, so I thought I'd take a couple before he left the house (you know, just in case his hair messes up or he spills something on his shirt before the pictures get taken - ha!)...



Look at my handsome little boy!! Where did my little baby go? He's looking so grown up at 3 years old!

Thomas at NC Transportation Museum

One hot, muggy Friday in late-September, Kevin, my mother-in-law, Whit, and I ventured to Spencer, NC to the "Day Out with Thomas" at the NC Transportation Museum. Whit just can't get enough of Thomas right now, but I must say, A Day Out with Thomas at Tweetsie in mid-June was much more enjoyable than Thomas in Spencer, and not just because of the weather. Here are a few pictures of Whit of our trip! He is so excited to ride on "Annie" and "Clarabel"!