pumpkins...

we went to the pumpkin patch and had lots of fun!



its hard to believe how everyone has grown since last year. and that made our adventure lots of fun.



this guy loves to show us his muscles. in fact he says, "hey mom, take a picture, and i'll show you my muscles". Love. This.



we did a kiddie version of a corn maze... some of us got stuck!



and this sweet baby just followed everyone around.



then we fed the animals at the cute petting zoo part! a far cry from how we spent our summer at Lincoln Park Zoo...



and Tenley insisted on touching all the animals.



and then we tried L.O.T.S. of group pics and the reality is... no one looks at the camera at the same time during this phase of life.



so then we opted for these...



and frankly, they look like they are in pain...



then we did the self-timed-family-portrait... {STFP} and these are the results!



changed the background... and tried again..



and again



and then we gave up and decided a funny picture would be best... only to conclude that we must enjoy sticking our tongues out... that is silly to us.


the.end.