Nathan about 3 months old. He couldn't sit up by any means, but we propped him up on the hay and the pumpkin kept him from rolling forward. I'm pretty sure that I was inches away from the edge of this photo to catch a floppy baby.
I took Nathan to the Floydada, TX, pumpkin patch and festival. It was a big deal because I took him by myself while Nick was in Ohio for work. I remember it being a great day of pumpkin discovery. He toddled around in a very soft baby flannel romper, explored tractors and studied the varieties of pumpkins.
Our first pumpkin patch in Houston at a church. It wasn't the same as the one in Floydada, but it still made for a great experience.
We never went to a pumpkin patch in 2006, so this is 2007. I would have just gone back to work from having Michael, so I guess I was probably too exhausted to drag myself to the pumpkins. Michael was just barely toddling around in these 2007 pictures. 2008, 2009, and 2010 didn't get us to a pumpkin patch either. Oh yeah!--I was still working. The thrill of the pumpkin patch was fizzled, and I guess they learned that a trip to the pumpkin patch meant I'd be taking pictures like good LA paparazzi, so they were less than thrilled to appease me. It makes me sad now to see that those years went by without some pictures to fill in the blanks, but I must forgive myself or I'll be eaten up with guilt. This means I missed Nathan's kinder field trip to the pumpkin patch...I'll focus on the positive. :)
2011: Michael's kindergarten pumpkin patch field trip! It's a far cry from his 2007 picture! My big boy!
These last 2 pictures are from today. Michael's first grade field trip to the pumpkin patch. It makes me sad to think that the pumpkin patch days with my boys will get less and less. Today I savored the day with my baby. The same baby who toddled through the rows of pumpkins just a few pictures up from these. He's my great big boy now. I love my pumpkins. They make me smile and they make me proud. I'm inspired to drag them to the pumpkins again this year, force them to sit within inches of each other, and snap away at my camera. I'm sure it would go over well! :)
