Pumpkin Patch

I wanted to go to a real pumpkin patch this year with Ben where you could actually go in the fields and pick pumpkins (we recently purchased a van and now we can fit his wagon in the back). The patch I choose was close to home, but was a real working farm so it ended up being inaccessible for Ben's wagon - I don't know why I thought it would be, but I did. And as it turns out, Ben isn't a fan of pumpkins. It could have something to do with the fact that he wanted to go for a long, quick moving wagon ride, not a stop-and-look/take pictures ride. We grabbed three pumpkins by the checkout, snapped a few quick pictures, picked up Ben's thrown sunglasses and hat about 10 times (he does this when he is angry), paid and left. This all happened in about 5 minutes. Don't think we will be doing this again next year because it ended up being better in theory than reality. But nonetheless, here are our photos...

Even Dad couldn't convince Ben that stopping to take a photo was ok.

If you click on this photo to enlarge it, you can see the field of pumpkins. So neat!

I tried to get Ben to pose with a little pumpkin... he tried to push it out of the wagon.

Charge It For CHARGE

I know times are tight for everyone, but if you give a holiday donation to an organization, please consider the CHARGE Foundation. And no amount of money is too small. The CHARGE Foundation can use every penny donated.

Right now we are participating in the "Charge It for CHARGE" campaign - we would really LOVE to reach our goal! This is the first year we have participated.

We were fortunate enough to receive a first-time attendee scholarship from the Foundation to attend the biennial CHARGE Conference this past June. The conference was life-changing for us and we learned so much. Without the scholarship, we may not have been able to go. The Foundation relies on donations from this current annual campaign to fund publications, research programs and the biennial international conferences. They do so much for individuals and families affected by CHARGE.

To support our Family team, visit:
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=324400&supId=273901083