Fall Festival

Yesterday we went to the fall festival and pumpkin patch at Vertuccio Farms. We were sad Jonathan didn't get to come with us because his father passed away this weekend and he is in Tennessee. Holly with her bunch and Matt and our little pumpkin had a lot of fun, though.

On the way in, the kids got lollipops. This was Elise's first experience with them. She's a fan. She also likes to eat it from the other end, chewing on the stick.

the barrel train

(Ryland is in the next car with Holly. You can see him in the background.) This was probably Ryland's favorite part, along with the sucker. :)

hop-along inflatable ponies

They were too hard for Elise to do, but she liked to bounce on them anyway.

Matt squinting in the bright sunlight

Matt and Elise on the pedal race cars

(I think he was probably enjoying this more than Elise.)

Elise didn't really want to put her head in the hole, and Matt didn't have much luck trying to convince her to do it.

The kids loved seeing and petting the farm animals. Leighton said this was his favorite part, along with the bounce house. It was probably Elise's favorite too.

This thing made me feel like a wimp! I only got up to about 400. Matt, of course, rang the bell. He says that's what he learned from a summer working construction.

We got the kids these tiny pumpkins. Savannah said getting the pumpkins was her favorite part, along with the bounce house.

Afterward, we went to Chick-fil-A for dinner, where Elise got her first ever balloon. Can you tell she really liked it?

Even with the complete meltdown Elise had on the way home (she was super exhausted), the day was totally worth it. The kids had so much fun.

And sorry the pictures aren't better! Holly's camera battery was dead, and mine was almost dead too, so that it kept turning off. I'm just glad we could get a few pictures.

Happy fall!