Leave it to Madelynne...

to make raking leaves so much fun! Madelynne has been talking about making a big pile of leaves to jump in for what seems like weeks. She finally got her chance on Monday and it never ceases to amaze me how she can turn mundane chores into a grand adventure.

"I am a fall fairy, Mommy! Just like in Tinkerbell."

Look at all the leaves in her hair. Later in the tub we recovered several little leaf bits and twigs along with who knows what else!

Blissfully resting in her big pile of leaves. She asked me if she could sleep in them at bedtime.

Madelynne pretending to me an owl.

Where's Madelynne?

The Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we headed to our favorite farm to pick out pumpkins from the pumpkin patch.

The fall fairies have been busy here in Ohio painting all the trees the perfect shades of orange, yellow, and red. (Anyone who has seen the Tinkerbell movie knows what I am talking about).

Madelynne and Jackson both had a blast running around looking for the perfect pumpkin. Correction: Madelynne was looking for the perfect pumpkin and Jackson loved patting each pumpkin as he went past.


Madelynne thought she might like this pumpkin until she couldn't lift it and then decided it was not the one for her.

Daddy and his little "pumpkins".

Originally Madelynne wanted to carry her pumpkin until she figured out it was too heavy and Daddy needed to carry it because he has big muscles.

Mommy picked this sweet little "pumpkin" to take home.

Madelynne and Jackson proudly displaying the pumpkins they picked. Well, Madelynne picked Jackson's for him.

Our pumpkins weighing in for purchase.

The pumpkin prices.

Something about Kettle Korn just tastes like fall. We had some of this on our way out.

Even though the weather was chilly and it rained off and on we had a fun family outing to the pumpkin patch.