October: Pumpkin Patch, State Fair, and Halloween

We had an awesome October that started with a trip to the pumpkin patch, included a few trips home, an anniversary trip to Asheville for Lee and I, and a visit to the State Fair, and ended with a really fun Halloween. And somewhere in there, Ava started walking, so I'd call it a pretty successful month.

First up, the pumpkin patch. We went to Green Acres farm in Cary and even though the weather was more like summer than fall we had a good time.

Ava got to pet a rabbit:





And swing:







And go on a hay ride:









And see cows and goats:



And of course, pick out pumpkins:







A few weekends later we hit up the State Fair.

There were delicious cookies:



And huge pumpkins:



And baby calves nursing:



And cute children showing ewes:



And those Click It or Ticket things from when I was a kid:



And watching the Agricadabra magic show from daddy's shoulders:



And fair naps:



While mama and dada ate ribbon fries!



We also got Ava's silhouette hand-cut in the Village of Yesteryear:



Ava said "moo" to all of the cows, and all-in-all it was a pretty awesome day.

And of course, the cherry on top of October was Halloween. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the cutest pig in America:













She even learned the sound effects to go with her costume.



Ava's daycare had a Halloween parade that was fairly adorable.













Then we went trick or treating with our neighbors.







She was so happy to sit in her wagon and clutch her pieces of candy:



It was such a fun night (and month). Ava's at a really fun age right now and we're enjoying getting to see her personality blossom and seeing her learn and show off something new every day. I can't wait to see what she's like at Christmas :)

Ava's First Easter

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. We were all (relatively) healthy, which is unheard of for us on a holiday. (Although I did come down with the stomach bug within hours of arriving back home Sunday night.)

There were family dinners, pedicures, an impromptu visit with the Easter Bunny at the local mall, a trip to the park, Easter sunrise service, and the cutest little girl in her smocked dress and ridiculously big bow who was thrilled with her Easter basket. Pretty much the perfect weekend.















This pic makes me laugh so hard. I don't think Ava was as mad as she looks. I think it was just sunny.





Ava's Granny (Lee's mom) is currently undergoing chemotherapy, so we wanted to be sure to get a picture of her and Ava before she lost her hair (it's since fallen out). I know this is one that we'll cherish forever. I just love it:





Hope your Easter was as wonderful as ours!

Baby's First Snow

Love this sweet snow baby!