I’m not ready to buy pumpkins yet, but I’ll spring for some playtime at a farm!  Wesley had a nap, all the kids had lunch, and we were ready to have a few hours of fun at Dr. Maze’s Farm. (If you go, just skip the “hay ride”, especially if only one tractor is running.  Kyla and I waited an hour to have a bumpy ride through the back, uninteresting parts of the farm with no tour guide to make it more pleasant.)

My lil’ pumpkins.

 

If only this would satisfy her desire for a real horse.

 

Yep, I’m sure it’s just like riding a real horse, Sweetie.

 

Wesley spent an hour on this. Naps are good for him.

My favorite scarecrow! 

…put Wesley right to sleep on a Sunday morning.  He doesn’t often crash like this, but he wanted snuggles instead of Sunday School so we knew he was tired.  This is also our ace in the hole to keep Papa Jim connected.  No way is he going to disappear from our lives forever when he moves to Eastern Washington.  Who would totally abandon moments like this? 

I brought Wesley home some new PJs from the thrift store with some funny results.  He actually likes wearing his “new” Spiderman pajamas, and they look better with the shirt.

Brian and Sandi brought their new baby, Amber Nicole, (born Aug. 14) up to our area so we can fight over who gets to hold her.

For those who don’t read body language (um, guys), this is Julie clearly telling me that it’s not my turn to hold Amber.  But I can take pictures.  Just kidding.  Mom and I were too busy scratching and clawing each other for baby dibs.

But it was a gorgeous day, and I had filled the car with wheels of all sorts.  Wesley tried riding the scooter with his roller blades.

Everyone got into it.

Yep, everyone.  It’s one of the reasons I love this woman!

Parker took a shine to the scooter Wesley has outgrown.  Don’t worry, Parks, I’ll let Santa know!

Even wheel-less, she’s cute.

And the new daddy got a picture of all the cousins…and me!