Pumpkin Patch Birthday Party

Several weeks ago, Mason & I attended a super fun birthday party at the pumpkin patch for our friends' twin girls, Molly & Taylor. We had a great time...

The whole group of party guests:



We've been going to this pumpkin patch for the last 2 years, so we counted this as our trip for this year~since I didn't foresee us getting our newborn out to the patch!


The kids had potato sack races...


Mason was paired with birthday girl Molly


And then the adults had some fun, too!


The kids got to ride the barrels


And we all went on a hay ride around the patch


We took silly pictures


And then Mason got to pick out his own pumpkin


We then chose a pumpkin for each of us (as we do every year.) I let Mason pick out Madelyn's tiny little pumpkin!


We had such a great time celebrating the girls' birthdays, hanging out with friends, and enjoying a day at the pumpkin patch!

Our Trip to the County Fair

On Friday, we took Mason to the fair~We realized he'd never been! We first walked through to see the animals and Mason got to pet some goats & sheep and looked at horses & cows.
Then we headed for the rides. He was the perfect age & height to ride the kiddie rides and he wasn't shy about going straight for the roller coaster, called the "Dragon Wagon." (that made me laugh)
See his little pumpkin head in the 3rd car from the end? :)

His next stop was the swings that go around & up & down. I used to love those when I was little. He looks a little apprehensive in this pic, but he was really just tired. Once the ride started, he was all smiles! He even saw the girls behind him putting their arms up, so he did the same.
(There he is~middle right!)

Next was the Ferris Wheel. Daddy took Mason while I stayed on the ground (both to take pictures & save tickets!) Mason boasted that he could "see the whole city" from the top.




We were all pretty tired & hot by the time the sun had set, so Mason used his last tickets on 2 different bouncy houses. He was so tired that he laid down in one of them to rest in between jumps! We got some cold drinks as we left for the car & Mason got to ride on Daddy's neck since he was getting "noodle legs." It was a good first experience at the fair with Mason!

Our Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

About 3 weeks ago, we took Mason to the Pumpkin Patch. We visited the same one we took him to last year since it has hay rides, lots of pumpkins & gourds, beautiful Fall foliage, character cut-outs for photo-ops...lots of fun stuff! Each year, we each pick out our own pumpkin~Wayne gets a big one, I get a medium one & Mason gets a small one.

I love that they had this set up!




Mason on the barrel ride~it was so cute! They didn't have this ride last year. It was perfect for his age & he was excited to get on it right after we arrived.
Bye-Bye!
Hope they come back...

So realistic...


Loved these:
Our new pumpkins & gourds on our porch (with our little pumpkin!)

Mason is Allergic to Shopping?

Poor Mason has been sick since Friday. He felt a lot better today~well enough to get a haircut & go to Walmart with me, but he still has a nasty cough. It all started with an allergy attack on Friday. His eyes were red & swollen & his nose was stuffed up yet running and he looked miserable. He had a low temp all weekend & I was prepared to take him to the Dr. today but he was so much better, thankfully. He takes Zyrtec everyday throughout the Spring, Summer, and beginning of Fall due to seasonal allergies, but Spring is by far the worst time for him.

He was feeling ok on Saturday, (looks like he's fine in this pic, huh?) so we got out of the house with my mom & went to Hobby Lobby (in the rain)

He got to ride the little mall rides~



When we got home that evening, he had a temp of 101.1! I guess I shouldn't have taken him out of the house afterall. Hey-you saw how good he looked in that 1st picture! I'm so glad he's feeling better now-if he'd just lose that cough!
Isn't this an exciting post about my child's allergies? :)