pumpkin patch

October 28, 2010- We made our annual visit to the pumpkin patch in Medina.  Pecos' class went there on a field trip and Brazos and I tagged along for the fun. 

Pecos' favorite activity is the hay maze as it has been for the past three years.  There are always pumpkins on the hay bales and Pecos always seems to want to rearrange them.  They were each allowed to select one pumpkin to take home and after much discernment Pecos selected a great one.

Then he played on the hay bales for a while.  Funny, we have hay bales at home but he never wants to play on them here.  He has a clear definition of work and play and doesn't want to cross that line I guess.

The barrel train was a big hit with the kids.

 Happy Fall Y'all !!

happy fall, y'all

October 2009- It has been a busy fall so far. We started the month out with the completion of our little construction project- a concrete slab for an eventual carport and a patio for the backyard. And lucky for Pecos, the workers left behind a big pile of dirt. What's more fun than a pile of dirt? Pecos has spent many hours in this dirt pile.

And why just stand on it when you can lay on it and slide down? Clothes get much dirtier that way.
Plus those workers left behind a big mess to clean up. Nails everywhere! So Pecos did his part to help clean them up with a magnet.

And of course this clean up took place after yet another play session in the dirt pile. Have you ever seen such dirty feet?
We spent the day out at the 3C Ranch with the Walber's. Jace is always happy to give Pecos a ranch tour in his jeep. Pecos is always happy to ride along and has no interest in doing the driving.
Casey performed a few roping tricks. The boys loved it.

Then they tried their hand at calf roping. Pecos is signaling he has tied up the legs.

After all that roping the boys went in search of Indian artifacts- arrowheads!

Pecos left his mark in a cactus petal.

Next up- Pecos took his first big field trip for school. It was off to the Pumpkin Patch in Medina. He really likes to ride the bus.
The kids made a pomander to take home. He wasn't too sure about poking cloves into the apple.

It was double trouble- Pecos and Jace- which two are the turkeys in this photo?
The boys spotted a tee-pee and went in search of the Indians. Since they didn't find any Pecos told me they were out hunting buffalo- of course!
Off to the hay maze. Pecos was not quite pleased with the arrangement of pumpkins and did a little re-arranging to line them up to his approval.
These two had to be moved.
Okay, this is much better over here.
Oh wait, this one needs to be moved too. It was just a little too big but he gave it a good try.

These did not require moving...Pecos just sat on them.

Can you tell how much fun he had?

And finally, what do you do with a pumpkin? You pick out the most difficult pattern from the carving kit for dad to make!!!

oktoberfest

October 2, 2009- Pecos wanted to brush up on his German in preparation for our trip to Deutschland in December. Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg was the perfect opportunity to do just that. First, we couldn't pass up a picture in front of the fall display...one of the first we've seen this year since ours at our gate is not up yet.

Pecos tried on this German hat while Oma was shopping at the souvenir tent. But he decided he'd rather wear his cowboy hat to Germany.

And here he is admiring the loot he collected at the Kinder Park.

Fun times and now we're ready for the real thing!