Dave's Pumpkin Patch

Our family visited for the first time this year Dave's Pumpkin Farm in West Sacramento on Saturday, October 6.  We found out about the farm from LivingSocial who had a special deal for only $27 that included family admission for four to Dave's Pumpkin Patch (Cornival and Cornmaze, Unlimited Hay Rides, and Two Pony Rides.  We had the best time and went with our good friends the Cunningham family pictured below.

First thing we did at Dave's was experience the new feature at the patch, "The Jumping Pillow."  The kids had the best time; here they are in action below.

After all the jumping fun we next headed over to have the kids all do the pony rides.  Now this was a pretty sweet ride.  They actually walked them in a big circle around the patch.  You can see them headed out on the journey in the below picture.

 

Here are some close up shots of the kids on their horses with the guides..

Here is a final picture of Evan posing on his horse.  We were so proud of both Evan and Evie this was their first time on a pony.   

Next our group explored the Hay Maze.

It wasn't too hard for the adults.  They had a little bit of an advantage being taller than the haystacks.

After it was time to climb the giant Hay Pyramid.

Then it was fun in the Corn Box.

Followed by dress up time at Pumpkin Princess Castle.

The kids all then got to experience story time from the Pumpkin Princess herself.  

 

We also visited the goats and the pig races.  Funny story about the pig races, apparently, they just got the pigs the day before we visited the pumpkin patch and they were still in training.  The trainer explained that none of them really understood the concept of the race yet and that Oreo's are very good, and that they would be rewarded a special cookie if they were first in the race.  

Can't forget to post an adorable picture of our littlest pumpkin Elaine who was having a jolly time that day too.

We concluded the day with some lunch from Dave's Snack Shack and then the kids did a final climb on one more Hay Pyramid, this was slightly smaller.

 

We took a Hay Ride around the Patch.

 

Then last but certainly not least we headed into the pumpkin patch to find our pumpkins.  Dave's provided us the with the wagons below.  The kids were loving them.

Evan loved searching for pumpkins.

 He found a pumpkin for everyone in the family, with Evie's help of course.

 

We had two very tired kiddos at the end of the day.  Just look at them in the wagon below with the pumpkins.  Both are in a pumpkin like trance.

It was a fun day for everyone.  Thanks Dave and LivingSocial!

Apple Hill

We had our annual Apple Hill trip with amazing friends the Rhodes and the Wisners on Thursday, October 4 it was a blast like normal.  The kids all did so good together.  Here we all are together.  The best thing is this picture was captured in just one take.  Can you belie it, everyone was smiling and looking at the camera.  Evie did have a random straw that she found on the ground in her mouth that we didn't really notice until after the picture, but makes for a good story. :)

Our first stop during our visit was to Apple Ridge Farms where the kids got to pet and feed the animals.

They also got to get on a tractor.  Evan doing his crazy Cheese yelling pose below.

Then also a much calmer pose with all the boys.

After the tractor fun we headed over the pumpkin patch.  Where they kids had fun picking up pumpkins and running.

Elaine had a great time too.  She did excellent during our whole trip.

These boys love to run!

After tons of fun at Apple Ridge Farms, we then headed over the High Hill for some more adventures.

This of course included more running and this time rolling down the hill too.

Then it was time to buy some apples with our silly helpers.

Last but not least we got to dine on Apple Donuts!  Yummy!!!

What an amazing trip.  We all had a blast.  Can't wait to do it again next year.  Love these two families so much!

California Capital Air Show

Our family got to go to the 7th Annual California Capital Air Show at Mather Airport on Sunday, September 9.  It was awesome and something that we had been wanting to do for sometime and finally made it out to enjoy.  The cool thing is my brother and sister-in-law were also there, Debra's work is one of the show's sponsors so they were able to get super cool seats and were able to let us sit with them too.  Here are Evie and Evan waiting for the second half of the show to begin.  

Evie, Elaine and I didn't sit for too long, Elaine was getting a little antsy, but Evan and Jim were enjoying the awesome view of all the air action.  Debra and Rhett are also amazing photographers the shots of the planes are their work.  Debra got some fantastic photos.

 

Before taking our seats, Jim and the kids and I did get to see a few planes up close.  The kids thought this was pretty neat.  You can see Jim and the kids coming back from walking through the plane.

Elaine and I waited outside.

Here is everyone checking out one of the airshow sites taking place too.  I love how everyone is looking into the air.

Here is an adorable picture of my Evie girl as we were relaxing a bit in the shade.  It was a pretty toasty day and the only real shade was under some of the airplanes wings.  However, we did luck out that they also had a KidZone that only people with children could go into.  This had a fantastic tent area and all sorts of games and activities for the kids.

Here are Rhett and Debra pictured in the KidZone tent below after the airshow was finished.

Here are Elaine, Jim and I too.

A fun fact about this event is Elaine was able to sleep through some of the super loud Thunderbird fly overs.  It was amazing!  Kids are so resilient   Overall, we had so much fun.  All the fly overs were pretty unbelievable and such a site to see.  I am sure we will be coming back to this event for many years.