Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the pumpkin patch with Grandma Sommers, Katie, and Jackson. It was so much fun!! We took a hayride out to pick out our pumpkins. Since we had a little girl on our ride who wanted a cute, little, baby pumpkin we rode over to another patch that had smaller pumpkins that were perfect for her. While the driver was out picking a pumpkin for her, he was nice enough to get a small pumpkin for each of the small children. After the hayride we went out to the courtyard to feed and admire the animals in the petting area. Talmadge still gets nervous around the animals so he had me feed them but he enjoyed watching them from a distance. After a ride on the animal train, Talmadge bolted for the slides. Of course he wanted to go down the biggest and steepest slide first. Since it was so big I decided to go down the slide with him. I got more nervous going down that slide then he did (screaming all the way down)!! Talmadge enjoyed jumping in the inflated pumpkin, climbing on huge tires, see-sawing with his best bud Jackson, and going down all the fun slides. I highly recommend Black Island Farm in Syracuse. They even have $2 off coupons online.

Boo at the Zoo

On Saturday we went to the zoo for their "Boo at the Zoo" day. Wow was I surprised how busy it was when we got there!! I have never seen the zoo that packed. Luckily we didn't just go to the zoo for the tick-or-treating or it would have been no fun since there were a quite a few long lines to get a piece of candy. We went to dress up and see the animals. Talmadge could care less for the treats. He just wanted to see all the animals. He is such an animal lover!! Talmadge had a blast since he was able to dress up. If you ask him what he is and he will tell you that he is a horse. His outfit started out as a cowboy since that is what he wanted to be but now he is a horse. It was a beautiful day and such a blast!!

Happy 29th!!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!! The 17th was Cameron's birthday which I asked him to get off since I wanted to spend a day with him. He was lucky enough to have the entire day off which is rare especially for a Friday. I originally wanted to go spend the night at a nice hotel then spend the entire day celebrating but when I found out how expensive a "one-night-stand" would cost, I passed. Instead we spent the morning with Talmadge and I cooked Cameron bacon and eggs for breakfast; his favorite. Cameron's mom volunteered to watch Talmadge (thanks again Kris) while we spent the day looking a cars. We really wanted to get a new car before the snow started to fly this winter since Cameron's car really doesn't do well in the snow. Plus he has been having a lot of problems with the car lately and we figured it would cost more to fix it than it was worth. We were lucky and found the car Cameron really wanted to get, a Subaru Legacy GT. This car was just like his other Subaru but 2 years newer and a model better. Cameron really like Subaru for their all wheel drive and comfort. When we found the car I told him happy birthday but he quickly told me that it wasn't a birthday gift that the car is more for me since it will be safe to drive in the winter. I know that he will let me use the car when the weather is bad but its just fun to watch him get excited when he gets in the car. It is a fun car for him. Happy Birthday!!