Kinda Pumpkin Patch

I love our yearly trip to the pumpkin patch.  It usually turns out to be the cutest pics of the kids for the year.  This year I found an orchard that also advertised a good pumpkin patch.  So we gathered up some other families and off we went.  This was on the calendar for at least a month so the boys reluctantly left the Texans game early to join us at the Matt Family Orchard with all our friends!  Unfortunately the pumpkin patch was not the greatest but we had such a great time. Here's part of our crew with their pumpkins!

The kids had so much fun decorating their pumpkins.  There were stickers everywhere!! Much easier than carving at this age!!

 

Then they made candy necklaces.  I was surprised that they didn't eat all of the candy before finishing their necklaces, but they were all pretty determined. 

Then it was off to the orchard to pick persimmons or as Marlie calls them "percinnamons"!  As you can see Doug had fun leading the pack.  Interesting how he balances a beer in one hand the entire time! Even little Lyla was helping!

 

 

Along the way the girls stopped to see if they could pick each other up.  Even Marlie joined in.  Marlie LOVES these big girls and they are so very sweet to her. 

Heading back after a long days work!

Then it was time for our hayride.  The kids had fun and we saw all sorts of funny things along the way, including each other of course!

After that we had a picnic dinner.  The kids ate fast so they could play.  This was the best tire swing I have ever seen.  Marlie was on it with the girls for awhile and then the boys finally got their turn too. 

I'm not sure how long the girls were on this swing but I think they could have stayed here all night!

Last but oh not least...it was time to roast marshmallows and make smores!  I'm going to be honest...this was the part I was most excited about.  I couldn't wait!

 

I think the night ended with all the girls chasing the boys and all got caught and tackled to the ground.  So despite the not-so-good pumpkin patch and the fact that I didn't get those favorite pumpkin pictures you can see we had a really, really good time.  With this group it's hard not to.  Thanks guys for coming!