Fall Fun...

This family loves the fall! This year, however, it has been a little different being in MB. The air is not cool and crisp, and there is no changing of colors on the trees. We even tried to find a pumpkin patch nearby to take Sam, but our experience was quite hilarious. It made us miss our favorite Vollmer Farm back in NC. (Scott said we could take a trip to NC next fall just for the pumpkin patch--I'm gonna hold him to it!) Here's the "pumpkin patch" where we picked a pumpkin out from a cardboard box. Sam was more interested in picking the price stickers off than actually picking out a pumpkin...

We had a messy but fun time carving our pumpkin. Sam needed a haircut, so i had this hair-brain idea to give him a ice-pop as a distraction while I cut his hair. Needless to say, he ended up sticky and "hairy". That's when we decided to go ahead and carve the pumpkin, knowing it was going to be just as messy. By the end of it all, we had a little boy covered in red pop-ice juice, hair, and pumpkin goo. He didn't seem to mind too much.

Sam dressed up like a dragon this year. Gigi bought him this costume when she was here visiting last month. He was the cutest dragon you ever did see...

Uncle Wayne and Aunt Amanda came for a quick visit this weekend. It was nice to have an extra hand with Sam. We took him to a little Fall Festival at a church in the country. A friend that i met at library storytime told us about it, so we decided to check it out. Sam had a good time getting candy from the trunk-or-treat, but his favorite activity was pinning the nose on the pumpkin. It was perfect for his age. I think he did it about five times.

Of course, you can't come to MB and not see the beach...