Friday, October 17, 2008

Pumpkin Picking

In this photo: Diego, Mason, Leah, Dylan, Mylo and Preston

We went to the Pack Farms this afternoon. My brothers tagged a long with their kids and it was a fantastic day. I can't remember the last time I got to hang out with my brothers and their kids this long! It make me feel so blessed to have them. We had a such a great time. It was not in my plans to have them come but it sure was a nice day. I had to give my brothers TONS of directions, I can't believe they couldn't figure it out... When they FINALLY got there the kids all hugged, like they have never seen each other before, and played in the kid maze, they ran around like crazy. After that we walked along the pumpkin covered field and they each picked out a little pumpkin. They loved riding on the cart, thank goodness for two strong uncles to pull them around. We bought 123lbs of pumpkins! Holy cow that is a lot of pumpkin and I am sure they will look great once carved.

In this photo: Kids coming down form the maze; Marcos, Me, Esteban;
Hitching a ride from Esteban; Cute cousins on the hay stack;
Marcos and I; Esteban and I; Leah and Mylo in the maze


After the pumpkin patch we went to the Gateway to window shop. Marcos and I were saying how wonderful it was to do this. Since we have been married 9-10 years we have never gone out just us siblings. It was so nice (don't get me wrong, I love my sis-in-laws too). I love these guys, they are great dads and great uncles to the kids. The kids are always playing around with them and joking with them too. I felt the love we share as we talked about random things and I truly hope we can make this a new family tradition!

I have to add that the kids were fantastic, truly a joy!

As we headed to our cars we ran into a friend from Ecuador! It is always fun to see old friends.
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16 comments:

Stephanie said...

How fun! We need to take Benjamin to the patch so that we can get his punkin pictures. That sounds like a fun one with the maze n all. I love hanging out with the siblings too.

Sarah said...

What fun! I'm glad you had a great time, especially with family. It looks like it was the perfect day.

Mrs. L said...

What cute pictures. You do have pretty cool brothers. That looks like a fun day.

Davis and Asialene Smith said...

I love Mylo's shirt! I wish I had more time to talk to you guys today! I didn't even really get to see your kids! It was so cool seeing Marcos and Esteban again.

Melissa said...

I'm really glad you had a fun day with your bro's.

SLAYER said...

Seeing those pictures really makes me miss you guys. I can't wait to come home. And I don't have to go anywhere again for awhile (hooray). I love you - see you soon. Dave

Cara said...

It was crazy to see your brothers all grown up. I mean...they were pretty much "grown up" when I knew them, but still. Time flies!

tammy lu said...

I love the cousin picture, they are all such cute kids! It looks like you had a blast! Good times! Fun memories!

Tiffany said...

It's amazing how a simiple vegetable can bring such joy at the right time of year. I'm always grateful for the earth and all it's wonderful variety. Glad you had a good time.

RaShawn said...

You are so lucky you such a good relationship with your brothers. I'm glad it was a great day for you.

Wendy said...

Now that is a pumpkin path! really looks like you all had a lot of fun. I love mylo's shirt too. So happy that you had such a great time.

5ofus said...

Looks like a lot of fun. Maybe one day I will take our children to a pumpkin patch. I'm not sure they know what one is. Glad it was a nice day for you. In primary today when someone called on Leah I wanted to answer. I'm not used to having anybody else in the room with the same name
Leah

Becky said...

I love your blog!Its funny, we have the same background! I do the nike run thing to- i would love to run with you sometime- you would probably kick my but right now. Our blog is beckyandadamsadventures.blogspot.com

Maria said...

I'm so glad it worked out where the three of you could go together. It's so random that both Marcos and Esteban had the day off. I'm glad it was a fun day. Thanks for the Dylan pumpkin too. We already had our carving pumpkins so Marcos didn't even think to bring money with him that day.

Maricela said...

Laura, your family pictures are cute. The pumpkin patch is such a fun place and it's also fun to watch the kids enjoy themselves.

Amy said...

I am so glad that you all went and did this. It looks like you had a great time! I know the kids had a lot of fun. I noticed all your cute pumpkins on you porch. I wish you would have helped Esteban pick out ours. It is a nice looking pumpkin, but it won't stand up straight. I guess you can't expect a lot when you send a boy to do the job. Ha Ha.