Saturday morning we met Gary's brother, wife and their kids out at Applejack Pumpkin Patch. We went with them last year-it's nice for the cousins to be able to run around together, this year more so with the boys being older. I got to be more active with Caden last year, but had to step back and Gary had to step in. There's just something about being 8 months pregnant that doesn't work as well on the bouncy balloon and giant slide. . .odd, I know. I also got asked twice if I was smuggling out a pumpkin. Hardy, har, har.
So we had a rough week last week with this one. Between the typical toddler stage issues and being super busy so not being able to give him the time we'd like and need to, he was acting out much more than normal. We've gotten back on track since Sunday, luckily, for all our sakes. It's hard stuff-but that could be an entirely different post. So..this was us cramming him into his car seat and him fast asleep moments later. We've had to do that before going to the zoo, when we know he'll have fun, but he doesn't get what we're doing, so we just get him in there and going and, as predicted, we have a great time once we are actually there.
Once we got there he was a little hesitant and just looking around at everything. Then the cousins got there and it was all fair game. He was off and going and loved it all.
I mean, so much cuteness.
I love seeing Gary and Caden do things together. He is a great dad; very hands on and patient with him. Love that and hope they grow that relationship more and more as he gets older.
The trains stole his heart. He would have ridden those things over, and over, and over if we let him. It was so cute and crazy to see him ride off on the first one. All big and independent in his little cart riding off on the trail. Pretty sure it was yesterday we brought him home from the hospital, not sure how we are already to this point. It breaks my heart and makes me so full of joy all in one!
The second train was an electric train. Cost a whole dollar bill to ride that sucker. We let him ride a couple of times before we had to continue on, he loved sitting up there ringing that bell. He's very verbal, but not always understandable, so I'm very curious as to what was going on in his mind when he rode these, especially the second one. Sometimes I would just love a glimpse at his thought process!
Successful trip. Not a successful nap day, unfortunately. It was obvious there wasn't going to be a nap taken, and I already had planned to go to my sisters after the pumpkin patch, so I just took Caden with me to play with cousins so Gary could get some downtime. He had conferences two nights last week and went to the Oklahoma Thunder basketball game the night before--he deserved a little break.
He met Caden and I over there later, but by that point Caden started to crash in multiple was. After refusing the dinner and having fit after fit Gary took him back home to get him ready for bed. I stayed and was determined to at least donate the large, and overly priced, pumpkin seeds and not let it go to waste. After my amazing sister emptied it out for me I carved Caden a little Mickey Mouse and headed home shortly after. He loves little pumpkin Mickey, which makes it worth it.
Side note: my niece tried to tell me I was lazy for not wanting to do any of the clean out work wtih my pumpkin. I told her to hold her horses, look at this belly, 24/7, 40 weeks, non-stop making a baby here, does this look lazy?! (as I'm sitting there eating the yummy desert she made) My sister just inserted 'don't answer that...' She gets it from her momma. Bethany's wit and humor will always crack me up. Love that girl.
We got Caden some more fall clothes the other weekend from Kid to Kid. Love that place. He just looked so old with his new jeans and converses on. It's crazy. We have him in comfier clothes quite often, so it's fun to see him in 'real' clothes. Makes him look more like a little boy.
Little Calvin didn't get to paint--Katie said that they tried it the day before and he put his hands in the paint and went straight to his face!! ha--little stinker. He got to play around with the yard toys while the other two painted their pumpkins, and eventually a good portion of themselves as well! They played, played, played, ate, and played some more!
Thus far, we are loving the fall weather and all the fall festivities that come with it. Soon it'll be Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then baby time!! Hellllooo fall 2015!