Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Pumpkin Patch Parties, Biking & more

So, back to Halloween for a minute... Ever since we went to Cara's birthday party at the pumpkin patch (see previous post), Joseph calls every pumpkin he sees a "pumpkin patch party". So, imagine seeing a field of lit pumpkins at Boo at the Zoo! What fun!


Here, with Dad at Boo at the Zoo. We didn't costume up for this, but he did wear his lighted Halloween shirt...thanks Aunt Claire!


The party at KidCo on Halloween day. We just dropped in for the party. And I must say, the juice boxes were a BIG hit! Joseph is sitting by Brooks, his partner in crime.


Now, where did I put that candy?

YEE-HAW!!!



Opening weekend of deer season, and Daddy got an 8-point buck (or as Joseph would say "That's a buck deer, have horns") Kid was totally into it! Kinda grossed me out!



Jon's office had a weekend retreat at Petit Jean State Park, which was awesome. They treated for the weekend, and we enjoyed our stay in Mather Lodge. Saturday was very cold and windy, but we bundled up and got outside anyway! We hiked the Bear Cave Trail and the Rock House Trail. That afternoon, Jon had fun orienteering with the group while Joseph and I took a nap.
Sunday was much nicer and we hiked the Cedar Creek Trail before heading home.
To get Joseph excited for the weekend, we talked about it alot. When asked what we were going to do, his answer was always "Um, go BIKING!" Finally after 2 days of actually doing it, he said "Hiking!".
The coveralls were a great handle to keep him from barreling off the edge of a cliff...


A little bit of rock climbing thrown in for good measure.