It's the Great Pumpkin Patch!

There are very few things that I love more than a pumpkin patch in the fall.

I have actually been to quite a few in my day.

But I usually have 25 little ones trailing behind me.

This year was the first time to take my own little fella to pick a "punpnin" (pumpkin)!

Believe it or not, it was easier keeping up with the 25 than our 1 little fella!

Tyler and I were exhausted to say the least when we left.

But...

We had an absolute blast! 

This place had everything and more! 

Pumpkin Patch, Train Rides, Goat Castle (this thing was hilarious to see!), Hay bail maze (We got lost in it!), gorgeous gorgeous sunflower fields, a  Farm animal barn, a corn pool (i kinda wanted to get in there and play with the best of them!!), Sand piles, HUGE pavilions with picnic tables, slides, Tractor rides, and so much more.

Mitchell Farms produces all of their own crops and you can even pick your own produce if you want to!

We even got to bring home a pumpkin each!

It was so much fun and we look forward to keeping this a Fall Family Tradition for many years to come!!

Decorated so pretty for Fall!

Cohen and Brayden loooooved this train ride!

How about this pumpkin?

There's more over there!!

Taking it all in....there was a LOT to look at!

I like this white one but it's a little heavy...

....but this one is just right.

Oh my goodness what a cutie!!

The hay bail maze!!

Um I think we are lost Daddy??

The sunflower fields were so pretty and a perfect photo opp...except one tiny problem...Cohen would NOT smile or look at the camera... Oh well

Daddy I wanna go over there

They had a neat little "rocking" horse barn! This was a huge hit with Coco!

Wouldn't be normal if he didn't try and climb on a table.

This poor dog.

He just lay there and let Cohen poke him in the eyes, nose and paw.

He was  a big hit with the little guy.

I just kept waiting on that dog to bark in his face and scare the daylights out of him.

But that never happened.

Poor fella was either sedated or slightly unconscious!

This tire swing was not exactly age appropriate...i guess that's why it was so enticing! 

They had lots of dump trucks to push in the sand.

Oh, the sand.

Piles and Piles of sand.

His shoes were full of....well, sand!

Driving Brayden around in the tractor.

Is it just me or does Cohen look gigantic up next to him??

And Cohen is the younger of the two.

Corn, Corn, and more Corn.

The tepees kept him occupied for quite a while!

Wee! I look more excited than he does ha!

We were surrounded by acres and acres of sunflower fields.

I have never seen anything so pretty!

Checking things out from the wagon ride!

Say "cheese"!!!

If you look really close you can see the tiny bee on it

This was one of the "apples" that we wound up taking home.

yup,,,i said "apples".

There is some confusion there.

A million pictures of our kid!

Here are some pics I took of Cohen this afternoon!

These pants are the cutest!

Oh my word we just eat those cheeks up!!!!!!!!!!

He wanted to play football with Daddy so bad!

He thought it was the coolest thing when Tyler would toss the ball way up in the air!

He's growing up!

We love you big guy!!

Road Rally on Clubhouse Drive!!

There are all different ways to race.

On foot.

By car.

In a boat.

On a plane.

In your mini coupe car??

This afternoon while outside for a photo session in the front yard, Lleyton decide to come outside to play.

The adults came up with a great idea.

Let's put the kids in their mini coupes and race them up and down the road.

Good parenting at its best.

The daddy's had to push the cars while the mommas took the pictures.

I have never heard so much squealing and giggling....

I'm talking about from the parents!

The kiddos had the best time going "super" fast in their coupe cars!

Push Daddy, Push!!!!!!

These little coupes go pretty fast!

But poor Cohen lost the race every time:( I'm assuming it is because he weighs a good 10 pounds more than Lleyton!!

This face says it all!!

This was an action shot:)

Yay, we did it!!

Sweet Friends

The girl next door is Cohen's BFF right now.

Tyler and I have been friends with Ben and Kim since college and it just so happens that we have lived next door to them for the past 3 years!

And what makes it even more interesting is that we have kids very close in age!

They have a beautiful little girl named Lleyton.

She is oh so precious and we just love when she comes over to play!

I have to say that he plays the best with her than any other child that he has ever been around.

I think he has a crush:)

Lleyton is such a cutie that I can see why he might!

Here are a few pics from last night.

Look at that sweet smile

Is she gorgeous or what??!!!

It was almost impossible to get a picture of them both looking at us at the same time!

This is why I know the Lord did not want me to have twins!

You can NEVER get them to stay still long enough to get a good picture!

Sooo frustrating!

Going in for the kiss!! Cohen says "muah!" when he gives his sugars!!

I hope they stay next door for as long as possible! 

We just love them:)

Sneak a Peek

I just happened to catch a sweet little moment while cooking dinner the other night.

Tyler was running his fingers through Cutie's hair over and over while watching cartoons together....

I guess what made it so sweet was that they didn't know I was watching:)

The Great Grands

Cohen has never made the trip to visit his GREAT Grands until last weekend.

The last time I went was when I was expecting Cohen.

So we were loooong over due for a visit!!

Every time we visit with Granny and Papaw they are always so hands on with Cohen and just love interacting with him:) Granny was even able to pick Cohen up.....which amazes me because I can barely pick up that solid fella of ours!

These are two of the sweetest people and all they wanted to do was make him feel comfortable and offer up an form of entertainment that they could. This mostly included Cohen chasing around their cat in the backyard!

He was very curious about it since he has never seen a cat up close before.

Uncle Mike even got out Noah's riding lawn mower for him to play on!

I thought it was the coolest toy ever but Coco was not quiet sure about riding on it.

It was a wonderful trip and I really hope to go back again soon! 

Cohen is super lucky to have such sweet GREAT Grands!!

Fall Foodie

Summer Yummer has now been renamed...

since summer is now officially over...

to FALL FOODIE!!

Fall foods are some of the absolute best and I have lots of favorites in this category!

Unfortunately my waistline reflects how much these comfort meals I intake between now and Thanksgiving.

Well, let's just go ahead and say between now and Christmas!

Ugh, if only comfort foods were not so bad for us.

Is there such a thing as low cal casseroles or pies??

I mean, green beans are fairly healthy right?? wrapped in bacon and covered in brown sugar??

Maybe not.

So my goal for Fall Foodie is to try and make things as healthy as I can.

But let me tell ya, this is not gonna be easy.

Here is my first go at it.

And note that HALF of my plate is covered with a salad.

I should get some bonus points for that:)

Grilled Chicken Kabob with sauteed green beans and butternut squash.

This was my first time to cook butternut squash. And normally I LOVE whatever I cook...

But i DID NOT like the squash.

The texture was funky.

FUNNNNKKKYYY!

I will not be cooking it again.

Smelled good.

But tasted like paste.

ugh