the great pumpkin patch

last year around this time we pretty much knew we'd be living in vegas in a year. so when alison posted about their pumpkin patch trip (here), i was just a little depressed. okay, really depressed. but we got lucky and we happen to live a stone's throw from a pretty cute little (overpriced) pumpkin patch. so...we took a little family trip tonight.





despite the fact that she has been a not-so-happy girl the past few days, haven put on a pretty good show for the camera:


nash filled the wheelbarrow with pumpkins we had absolutely no intention of purchasing. total cost of the pumpkins in this wheelbarrow: $35 (what?!?!)


then the cousins came and the party began. (this may be the cutest cousin picture ever).


there were lots of fun rides as long as you had parents who were kind enough to buy some "took-its" for you. these kids were pretty darn lucky. swings first.

having fun...


looking good...


oh, no! haven is usually our thrill-seeking child, but for some reason tonight she looked like this:


and she obviously felt like this:


after the swings came the bouncy house castle followed by the teacup knockoff...


i thought i'd take haven on the teacups, but after we buckled her in she started to freak out. steve took a picture and cut her out of it because she was crying. so haven and i got out before the ride even started, which is a really good thing because four hours later and my head is still spinning just from watching the ride!

i guess that makes me a bad mom for documenting the cutest tantrum she's ever had (below). all she wanted was "tickets to the castle, mom"! (she ends every sentence/question/request with "mom" right now and it's so cute + maybe a little annoying.)




aaaand, it actually felt like fall tonight!!! cool and breezy. dark, beautiful skies. couldn't have asked for a better evening.