Pumpkin pickuping

On Saturday we made the trek to Lawrence Farms in upstate New York. It took us over 2 hours to get there. Im sure we could have found a closer farm but this is where Tammy, Zack and Mark were going to be picking pumpkins. We got there around 10:30 and got right into it. I think we probably would have stayed longer but it was cooler than we thought it would be. At least it didn’t rain.

Pumpkin Picking is fun with a toddler. Sienna was so excited to be able to run around and get into things and taste things and pick things.. The Farm is nice. They have a bigger variety of fruits and vegetables than i expected. They made fresh doughnuts and apple pie on site. I’m sure they made other stuff but i didn’t notice.. The pumpkin “patch” however was just pumpkins strewn all over the place. I guess an actual pumpkin patch would be a pain in the ass for the kiddies though. The Farm also had some animals and a play village for the kids to run around in. I think Sienna liked the whole place.

After pumpkin picking, we drove out to Zacks house for some chili. It was sooo goooood!!! Tammy also made banana bread and fresh bread. We met some very nice couples and their children too..

A funny thing happens when i shoot video. I don’t shoot stills!! i need to practice doing both but its a mental block. It’s one or the other but not both. Anyway, this movie is almost 7 minutes long. By far my longest one yet. There was just too much going on for me to drop clips. I even split the movie in to 2 pieces. The first one is the pumpkin patch and the second one is the visit to Tammys place..

Memorial weekend

I took the day of on Friday because of the long memorial day weekend. It was really nice to hang out with Lisa and Sienna for 4 days.

Friday

Toys r us

Toys r us

We started off at Toys-r-us. I wanted to pick up more outdoor toys for Sienna. I didn’t see as much stuff as i thought i would. Here, Sienna and i sword fight with cute nerf swords.

run mommy run!

run mommy run!

We ended up going to the playground near Toys-r-Us them Wendys for lunch. I haven’t been to a Wendys in a long time. I forgot how good the burgers were..

Sienna loves to run. It’s very cute but she still isn’t 100% sure of herself yet. She’s almost there.

twerly slide

twerly slide

Sienna takes lisa for a ride on the twerly slide.

Saturday

Saturday we went on a mini road trip out to see Tammy and Zack at their new home upstate.

getting ready

getting ready

We’re getting ready to go on out very first mini road trip..

Sienna is ready

Sienna is ready

Gorilla decided to come along for the ride.

Made it

Made it

We made it in an hour and forty five minutes. The car performed great! It’s a very smooth ride and so much fun to drive. It’s cool being higher up and i love being able to see my miles per gallon go up and down depending on how i drive it. the book says it goes 27mpg on the highway but i got it up to 28.6!!! that’s my new game…

Out front

Out front

As soon as we stopped, Sienna ran around exploring the front of Tammys place. Her house is HUGE!! it’s very homey and has a lot of levels. I didn’t take any pictures of the inside. I have no idea why. Check out Lisas blog, she might have gotten some shots.

The back yard

The back yard

Lisa Tammy and Zack

Lisa Tammy and Zack

Zack and Sienna in the sandbox

Zack and Sienna in the sandbox

Lunch time!!

Lunch time!!

Zack

Zack

Zack is so cute…

Tammy, thank you for your hospitality. It was nice to see you again and lunch was awesome. We need to pickup some of those meat patties.

Sienna out

Sienna out

On the way back home, as predicted, Sienna falls asleep but not for long..

Sunday

popparatzi

popparatzi

Not much happened on Sunday. Here, lisa hounds Sienna on our little walk around the neighborhood.

more popparatzi

more popparatzi

tugging on her laces

tugging on her laces

Monday

We were invited to a Memorial Day BBQ by one of Lisas friends Geneva. It was nice to hang out with a bunch of parents of small children. The food was great and i discovered a yummy Smirnoff Ice Watermelon that is going to be my new summer BBQ drink!!

BBQ

BBQ

Phoenix and Sienna

Phoenix and Sienna

pogo

pogo

Sienna tries the pogo stick..

It was very nice of Geneva to invite us to the BBQ. We had a wonderful time.