Autumn Kickoff

Mom and I have been talking about going to a pumpkin patch in the fall for the past few years, but for some reason we've never gotten around to it. Now that a child is in the picture, there's a little more motivation (read: obligation) to get off our butts and out of the house and do fun things together as a family. So, since Stephen sent Asher and me away to Mom's for the weekend, we saw it as a great opportunity to get in the spirit of Autumn and Halloween and spontaneously drove forty miles to Wabash to go to Campbell's Pumpkin Patch. Sure, there were closer pumpkin patches, but where is the adventure in that?

We were glad we made the trip. Campbell's had a very nice selection of pumpkins, a little gift shop, donkeys to freak the babies out, ducks to nibble your fingers off, hayrides, and a snack bar with my favorite: apple cider slushies. Mm. Not to mention, the weather was absolutely PERFECT. The only thing that sucked was that Stephen wasn't there, but we know he was having too much fun working to go on a stupid family outing.

Asher had a great time (minus the snorting donkey that scared the crap out of him) and was on his best behavior. He was even agreeable to posing with a bunch of pumpkins. As I was eagerly snapping photos of him, I wondered, why is it that babies and pumpkins look so darn cute together?