Vala's Pumpkin Patch 2012

Yesterday, we spent the day at Vala's Pumpkin Patch. We visited Vala's last year and knew that it would become a yearly tradition for us. Yesterday was a beautiful day - 75 degrees and sunny! And, since it was a weekday and the opening day, the park was fairly quiet. We didn't have to wait to do any of the activities.

This picture is a fun new tradition, too! 

Vala's has some BIG pumpkins

Our little and growing family

This is how 5-day-old Lydia spent most of her day

Silas: "Hey Goat!"

Watching the pumpkin-smashing dragon show

Graveyard Golf - Jonah's favorite part of the day. You can't tell from the picture, but the room was dark and everything was glowing from black lights. 

The boys LOVED jumping on this giant pillow. At one point, Silas fell down and couldn't get up because of all the bouncing going on around him. He just kept saying, "Help me! Help me!"

Lydia's first train ride

Another highlight of our day, especially for Silas

We stopped for some ice cream. Jonah picked chocolate for himself and Silas to share. Mike and I got pumpkin and vanilla twist soft serve. The pumpkin soft serve was delicious!

Jonah and Daddy on the barnyard adventure ride. Lydia and I skipped this one.

Lydia and I also skipped the trip out to the pumpkin patch and found a nice, quiet place to nurse instead. She was a happy little girl after that!

The rest of the family coming back from the pumpkin patch. Jonah was disappointed that there were no big pumpkins in the field they went to. So, he helped us pick out one big pumpkin from one of the already-picked piles. 

By the end of the day, we had two TIRED guys! What a fun-and-family-filled day!