i have been wanting to take the kids to the avila barn pumpkin patch for a while. i wanted to go during the week when it was less busy, but we just never made it. so today since auntie jody was in town we decided to brave the crowds and go today. of course we pick a day when it's 90 degrees YIKES! maisy loved the hay ride out to the pumpkin patch and miles loved picking out the "perfect" pumpkin. after the hayride back, miles and auntie jody went into the hay maze...( i hate that thing, so i was very glad jody said she would go with him.) did i mention, david came with us on this trip, but was feeling very sick and ended up sitting in the car with the air conditioning on.
after the hay maze, we went to get some ice cream in the barn. they have the cutest little ice cream cones, the perfect size for maisy. she wanted nothing to do with it. which was really weird, becasue maisy LOVES ice cream. we paid for our pumpkins and headed to the car. we were driving back home, maisy, jody and miles in the back seat, david in the passenger seat and me driving. we are all talking and listening to music. all of a sudden, while maisy is "talking" to jody, she vomits all over herself. that explains why she didn't want any ice cream and was a fuss bucket most of the day. when we arrived at sam sam's, maisy ran into the living room, jumped up on the couch and vomited again. so needless to say, our trip to the pumpkin patch was not the best visit. i didn't even get a good picture of the kids together. i may have to make another trip during the week just to take pictures... pathetic i know, it's the scrapbooker in me.
(we had breakfast out this morning, and maisy and david had the same thing to eat, we are thinking maybe that's why they were both feeling so crappy)
these pictures are courtesy of auntie jody. i was so glad she got a picture of maisy with her "hoochie" shirt. since it was so hot, i decided to pull her shirt up. i am also glad she got pics of maisy "talking" to the goats. jody said maisy got right down in the goats face and was just chatting it up, like maisy knew how to speak "goat"... too funny. thanks jody for all your help with the kids yesterday and for getting these cute pics. 
the car in front of the school, we could hear the music blaring. miles just looked at me and said "mom, it's the FESTIVAL!!!!" each room had some kind of game in it, like football toss, skee ball and golfing. they also had tattoos, face painting, cotton candy and popcorn. but the thing miles wanted to do the most was hit mr. dana (the school principal) with wet sponges. he got to throw 3 sponges at him and the last one he threw hit mr. dana in the ear... miles was pleased as punch. it is so neat to see miles be a part of school. he sees his friends, knows some of the teacher and is just truly a "citizen" of dunlap school. i can't really explain it and it sounds so sappy, but i am just so glad miles LOVES school. 
when you look at my front porch, you can tell it is fall. i have red, orange and yellow leaves around my door, lots of pumpkins, a fall flag and even a few halloween decorations here and there. so seeing that it's fall, you'd expect it to be brisk and chilly. well not in california. today it was, according to my car, 94 degrees. i wanted to dress the kids up in their fall sweaters take them to avila barn and take their pictures by the pumpkins... well we went to avila barn and took pictures by the pumpkins, but the kids were in their t-shirts and shorts. so probably no "classic" fall photos this year. we will be going back to the barn next week with miles' preschool, hopefully the weather will cool down by then and we'll be able to take some fall photos. miles has been so happy, because his auntie charlotte has been in town for a month, and then yesterday his uncle aaron drove down from oregon to visit. very exciting for both miles and maisy. HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!