Today a couple friends braved the cold with me and James and went to the pumpkin patch! I was kind of excited to see how James would like it, since he liked it so much when we went a year ago. Well, he LOVED it. He loved it so much that I couldn't get him to stop running around for more than a minute at a time. (Note to self: James is NOT ready for outings without strollers.)
Here's James with his friends Julia and Claire. We never did get a picture of all three kids together. I blame James for wandering off whenever we tried.
James was fascinated by the animals. They had some pigs, a bunny, and some goats, but his favorite was the pony. :) He kept pointing at it saying "horse! horse!"
He also loved the water. They had a little pond with a boat that took us from the main area of the farm out to the pumpkin patch. James had a very hard time waiting for the boat to come back and pick us up. A couple of times I'm pretty sure he would have just run right into the water if I hadn't stopped him! Once we got on the boat, though, he was so thrilled that he sat on my lap staring around us for the whole ride over to the pumpkins. :)
So, our next task was to pick out a pumpkin...
The task proved too hard for us as James was more interested in the train tracks, empty wheelbarrows, and mud to give the pumpkins a second look. As for me, I was too busy chasing after James!
Lucky for us, Abby was very kind and sought out the perfect pumpkin for us. We really wouldn't have been able to get one if she hadn't looked for us. Thanks, Abby!
Here's James, reluctantly posing with our pumpkin:
Somehow I had to get James and the pumpkin to the little train station for our ride back to the cars. Since trying to herd James is like trying to herd a group of scared ducks, this was no easy task. This was our solution:
Overall, it was a successful trip to the pumpkin patch! We only had one minor accident. James tripped while he was trying to step over the train tracks and got dirt all over his face and a couple of red welts that have all but faded now. You can see his battle wound in this last picture:
Fun times! Next time I won't forget to bring the stroller... ;)
7 comments:
Ha Ha, I love it! I can just imagine James running around checking everything out! Sounds like a fun farm you found, with a boat and train ride all in one place?! That sounds fun!
It looks like James is filled with mischief...he didn't even need me to teach him how to do it! Maybe next year we'll come with you to the pumpkin patch...
I know I've told you before, but you have an amazingly cute little boy.
Aww, thanks Ruth! :)
Wow--you posted quick! You got some cute cute pics of James! We sure had fun with you!
Sorry-It's me, Claudia, logged in under Adams' account!
I'm glad James had so much fun at the pumpkin patch! I loved all of the pictures. he looked so cute! I bet it's going to be really fun celebrating the holidays this year with James at such a fun age. I hope he has fun trick-or-treating!
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