Pumpkin Patch

Alright, we’re getting down to the wire.  On the plus side, I WAS pregnant when these pictures were taken, so I’m *only* 9 months behind!

           
I love our beach; it’s not one where you can frolic in the water with the kids but it’s great for hanging out on the sand and watching/admiring everything.

Training for her debut performance with Cirque de Soleil.


                         
This was our last big outing before Jake left: the pumpkin patch—and train ride of course—at Irvine Park.

Boy, am I glad that little field trip of Jake’s has come and gone!

Chug, chug!

                        
There’s also a straw bale maze to explore and a few other attractions.  Logan was not a fan of the (very small) haunted house; he’ll still occasionally mention that he didn’t like the witch in the cuckoo clock.

              
The overall experience was a hit though, and those pumpkins lasted FOREVER!  I tried to get rid of them earlier but the kids argued that they wanted to keep them and they weren’t spoiling yet, so we held on to them . . . until March.

       
Just some miscellaneous beautiful things I saw around the park.

Picnic time.

  
Daredevils.
 

Pre-deployment portrait.