It's down to 87 degrees now, which means, of course, that it's finally fall! The leaves are changing from dead (thanks to the 6 month long drought) to green; the morning air is brisk; Lorein's making roast for dinner tomorrow; and the pumpkin patch is stocked and ready to delight. As you can see, Caleb was excited for his first Halloween. I'm sure he's looking forward to sticking his hand into that Jack-o-lantern's guts and immediately putting whatever he scoops out into his mouth.
Carter found a pumpkin just his size. He's also at this fantastic stage where he's constantly making faces. Lorein thinks it's annoying, but it makes me laugh. Lorein says he's learning it all at preschool. She says he's a total ham, that he's always trying to get the other kids to look at him. Last class, one of the girls told him his face wasn't funny and Carter replied, "Yes it is." Then they got into a fight.
Welcome Fall! And Carter displaying his go-to funny face, which he learned from "The New Baby" by Mercer Mayer.
Now that's a picture for a fall catalog.
They had a great little train pulled by a riding lawnmower. And it was free! If there's one good thing about leaving California, it's that we're always pleasantly surprised when things end up being free.
We bought two small pumpkins for Carter and Caleb and then a bigger one to carve. It ended up being $8 even. Like I said, there are a few advantages to leaving California.
They also had a great (free!) hayride. Caleb really liked the hay part.
It was a fun day. Maybe in a month or so we'll actually have to be in pants and a sweatshirt.
