Pumpkin Patch and Carving Party

Phil got to go to Denver this past weekend to do a flyby for the Broncos' game on Sunday, so it was just the boys and me for four days.  I tried to sit down and do a blog several times, but just couldn't get around to it.  Anyway, we had a pretty good weekend here at home even though the weather was terrible (40s and raining) and we were stuck inside almost all weekend.  We had a little break from the rain on Saturday, so I took the boys to a pumpkin patch to get a few pictures and let J pick out a pumpkin to paint at school today.  The rain stayed away for the most part, but the wind was blowing like crazy and it was pretty cold!  So we petted some animals for a few minutes, checked out the horses they had there, took a few quick pictures, picked out two pumpkins, and were out of there.

Emmett was a little grumpy at the patch, but not as much as he looks in those last two pictures!  It was getting close to lunch and naptime.

That evening we went to a pumpkin carving party at a friend's house.  The hosts had about 20 good-sized pumpkins in their garden this year, so they invited us over to make good use of them.  We had a great time, even though the weather was still atrocious.  It was actually raining at this point and about 35 degrees.  They had a covered carport, so we were able to carve out of the rain, but it was still really cold!  I did the fastest carving of my life!  I wanted to let Jackson help more, but I was in a hurry to get in out of the cold and get the boys out of the rain.  As you can imagine, Emmett loved running around in the rain and found a hill of gravel/dirt/mud to run and fall up and down on.  Luckily, he didn't get too dirty.

The jack-o-lanterns turned out really nicely!

After carving we all went inside to eat and play.  The brave hostess had 13 kids under 5 in her house!!

I tried really hard to keep an eye on my two so they didn't make a huge mess.  There was a train table there so that's where J and E played most of the time.  Phil and I know one thing the boys are getting for Christmas now!  They loved that table.

After dinner we put on the Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin movie and all of the kiddos zoned out and were quiet for about 7 minutes.

It was a fun time and a great way to pass a rainy, yucky Saturday evening.  And Phil got home safe and sound on Monday night.  Yay!!
P.S.  The boys were only wearing half of their costumes.  Stay tuned for pictures of the best part!