Tuesday, October 13th Pumpkin Patch

Katja's last bottle. She's been using sippy cups for a few months now, but Kyla bought the liners and dangit, she's using them until they're gone!


Later in the afternoon we went to the Old Mine Ranch. They advertised a pumpkin patch, hay rides, petting zoo and best of all, pony rides. Luella couldn't wait to ride her pony named Riley.


Such a happy girl riding her first live pony!


So happy, but she knows her pony ride is over for the day. It wasn't long enough for Luella's taste.


Katja got a posed picture on the pony, but definitely didn't like it as much as Luella.


Petting zoo feeding the 7 year old pony that was just the girls' size.


Katja loved the petting zoo! Kyla didn't post pictures of the turkey, peacocks, the little goats not in pens, a lama, donkeys, and pigs.


Luella riding the tractor. Dan popped the hood and told us how his Aunt Leota had a tractor same model on his grandparents' farm.


Katja took her turn riding the tractor.


They had a hay maze set up. Karen took this picture to make it look extremely difficult, but it wasn't that hard. Dan and Tim made it out.


They had huge culvert pipes set up as slides. Luella trying the belly method.


It was so much fun we all got in on the action. Kyla landed with a THUMP!


We had a hay ride. As you can see, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. The other kids in the picture were the owner's kids.


Katja making hay angles and the kids "placing" the hay, not throwing the hay, because that would get them in trouble.


The pumpkin painting station with the Sikorski's hard at work. Three painting and one on a trike.


The fun ended with a huge bouncy house. Luella cried when we had to leave.


When we got home, we decorated one pumpkin with the Mr. Potato Head kit we picked up earlier in the season. Luella told Kyla where to place all the body features.


Luella with her scary Mr. Potato Head pumpkin skeleton.


Our painted pumpkins sitting on the porch.


Luella helped Grammy wash off her crocs.


Tim made guacamole for appetizers and dinner.


Tim grilling the steak for tacos.

Grammy took this picture of Katja standing on the dishwasher door. She let Tim and Kyla yell at her, because yelling isn't in Grammy's job description. Taking pictures is.