Pumpkin Patch

The pumpkin patch is so much fun!!! There is loads to do there. We spent two hours playing before we even thought about the hayride out to pick the pumpkins! Ed's favorite part is the 8-acre corn maze. We also shot corn cannons, ran through haunted houses, dug for dinosaur bones, watched pig races, jumped on inflatables, well, just look at the pictures...

Neptune Festival

After the birthday party weekends, we took a hiatus to Virginia Beach for the Neptune Festival. What a fun time! As always, the sand sculptures were the highlight. There were many, but these are some of my favorites. Check out the tiny little intricate holes in this one...

This one of Adam and Eve with the serpent was titled "Love Lost" on the front...

And "Love Restored" on the back...

"Love Never Grows Old" won first place. You can't see all the lines and wrinkles in the old couple's face from this small picture, but they looked amazing.

Look at the folds in her dress!

This was one of my favorites - "Poor Planning". Check out the outhouse in the bottom right corner.

This was the back of "Poor Planning". Thought the archway made of spheres was very cool.

Tad LOVED the sculptures and was inspired to try some of his own after looking at the pros.

September birthdays

Fall is such a beautiful and busy time of year! Tad and Andy's birthdays were lots of fun. Tad had his best buddy over and did everything he could think of - Laser Tag, Chuck E. Cheese, and a Putt-Putt extravaganza, complete with bumper boats and go-carts.

And Andy took a group of friends to Chuck E. Cheese, where he was the star of the day. He ATE IT UP!