Pumpkin Patch

78 degrees.

Took all three kids to the pediatrician, this time to get K's ears checked out.  Sure enough...an ear infection.  Ryk is on day 2 of his antibiotics from his ear infection, and Jov is just a snotty mess, give it a couple days and we'll be back in for her..

And we...yep, this picture about sums us up.

I had plans.  Brilliant, fun, keep us busy all week long, type of plans - as this was R's week-long, fall break from school.  But then they all came down with this yuckiness. I'll count my blessing and be thankful that he has this break to rest, recover, and recoup.  Clearly, a slowness of pace was what they all needed.  So instead of trips to the park, and adventure hikes, etc...we have enjoyed being home, snuggling, reading books, and watching Redbox dvds.

But after realizing it is October 24th, and we still hadn't made it to the pumpkin patch, and our gorgeous 70-80 degree weather is going to turns doomsday on us tomorrow, I decided a trip to the pumpkin patch WAS happening.

Even with them being sick.

So I called P, told him to meet us at the patch after he got done teaching.

There was complaining as we got our shoes on, and complaining on the car drive "this is SUCH a long drive, are we EVER going to get there"

It was a 15 minute drive...

a long 15 minutes.

and I was rethinking this bringing 3 sick kids to the pumpkin patch idea.  But we arrived, got out, and I'm not sure if it was the pumpkins or the magic from sunshine, and shorts, and outdoors....but it was perfection.

  

 and seeing these three littles enjoy this, made the bickering in the car so very worth it.

 He, is handsome.  So, handsome.  Especially when he is carrying around such a cute "accessory."