Cohen says:
Fall is here! Not only does that mean cooler temperatures for my sweaty self, but also the holiday trifecta of Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas. Surprised that I didn't include my birthday? Actually, I am too. I suppose "fourfecta" has a nice ring to it.
So much to do..where to start??
Where'd the train go?!
Uhh...the cow is taking the picture..
Last weekend, we decided that our house was pumpkin-less long enough so we loaded up the car with Auntie Angie, Uncle Ka--arl, soon-to-be pop star Brooklynn, and headed up to the great white north to meet Grammy and Auntie She-She at Stoney Ridge Farms in Everson, Wa. This is the same place we went last year, so you can rest assured that not only was I excited for the farm animals and the delicious apples, I also remembered mommy and daddy's promise that I could ride the train this year!
I'm the next Danica Patrick! Wait..what?
Look Uncle Korey! 9 more rides and I get the 10th free!
Lookin' tough..
The train-ride was obviously the highlight of my trip to the pumpkin patch, with the apples coming in a close second. I also found the biggest pumpkin I could possibly find for Daddy to carry. He's such a sucker.
Also, it's worth pointing out that there's a pretty cool Donkey at the farm too. I kid you not, when I said hi to him, he told me that in the morning, he was making waffles. I think he's just trying to grasp on to some of the fame of THE Donkey from the Shrek series. Poor donkey.
Taking the hay-ride to the pumpkin field
Callie all snuggled-in
Apples!
As it turned out, Saturday was not only our Pumpkin Patch day, but also Emma and Eden's 3rd Birthday party. Since we were already in the north end, it was a pretty quick little trip over to the Fun Zone (aka bouncey house place) for some cake and jumping. In all honesty, that stretch of time is all a blur of sugar, frosting, and inflated nylon - SO FUN! Happy Birthday to my sweet girly cousins.
Callie likes apples too!
The family (Callie is backwards)
On Sunday, we had one of the most ridiculous driving days of all-time, but it was totally worth it for the events involved. First, mommy's friend Karen (I call her Auntie Karen of course) got married in the border town of Sumas. If you haven't been there - check it on a map. It's the border. From there, we headed to Grandpa's house in Snohomish to celebrate Auntie Tum-Tum's engagement to soon-to-be Uncle Jon. Congrats guys! I know that the event was pretty formal, but I really felt the best way to share my excitement was to press the fire/police alarm on the pad. Sorry about the sirens!
Birthday party and Husky Football Saturday!
Callie LOVES the bouncey house!
Fast forward to this most recent weekend, and the events were equally exciting although slightly more unorthodox. To start, we decided to join Mimi and Papa who were camping at Deception Pass, so after daddy got done with work on Friday, we loaded up the car and headed out there. Papa's bus (Recreational Vehicle) is plenty warm, and we had a great camp fire, so the cold weather wasn't too much of an issue. The unorthodox part was more involved where daddy decided it would be fun to sleep in a tent while the temperatures dipped into the low 30's. Yeah. Exactly. I'm saving for a trailer of my own now.
Callie says " PULL MY WAGON!!!!"
Fine, I GUESS he can ride with me
Callie and Papa - she gnaws like a squirrel
After a cold but fun 24 hours camping, including watching some silly squirrels throw pinecones out of the trees at papa's dog, Roxy, we had a schedule to keep. We were headed to Bob's Corn in Snohomish for more pumpkin patch / corn maze related activities. Since there were two equidistant ways to go, daddy thought it would be fun to drive down across Whidbey Island and take the Mukilteo ferry. Unfortunately, that decision in itself meant that we would never actually make it to Bob's Corn in Snohomish, nor would we make it across the water until about 3 hours later than planned.
Callie being silly while waiting for the ferry
Well this is just scary...
I make driving look GOOD
Not only did we show up to the ferry dock expecting to drive right-on and run into a 90 minute wait, we later found out that the whole thing was caused by a boat that was out of service as of about the time we go there, which caused our wait to be almost 3 hours. I was pretty insistent that Grandpa should come fix the green boat with his toolbox, but mommy and daddy told me that he was better with planes than boats.
On the bright side, the combination of Callie and I watching DVD's while waiting plus playing with the cars lights etc didnt cause the cars battery to die or anything. Daddy will tell you that this did happen, and that we had to scramble to get it jump started 2-3 minutes before the boat loaded, but, I dunno, I don't remember it that way =). Either way - I'm sure we'll have more adventures that rival these ones, so stay tuned!
Cutest Skeletons Ever!
You can't see me!
