Wildwood Farm

When was a teenager I worked at a beautiful farm and I LOVED it!!! It is a horse farm, but back then they also had cows, a few pigs and some other animals. It was such a fun job and so rewarding. In the fall every year they had a farm stand at which they sold things like apples, pumpkins, corn stalks and fall decorations. So fun! Anyways ever since I was a kid we make a trip to the farm at least once each fall to spend the day, picking pumpkins and experiencing the beautiful scenery. This fall was no exception.... This little white pony is named Sugar. And he has been there since I work there. He is almost 18 years old. Preston and Sophia absolutely adored him. Preston bent over next to his face every time he wanted to talk to him. It was so funny! Wow attempts at family pictures are getting more and more difficult. It was so funny when we were trying to take these photos. Preston was trying to eat a crab apple, Sam and Sophia thought it was the funniest thing ever. Paisley was hungry and I was desperately trying to keep her not screaming for the picture. I am so blessed to have grown up in such a loving, fun, Christian home. My parents have been married for more than 33 years and they still laugh often. They raised us to love and respect each other and others. They taught us to be kind and giving. They taught us to work hard and to earn what we have. They told us to do everything to the best of our ability. I LOVE that my parents are so close and we can see them so often. Unfortunately my dad didn't join us at the farm this time but my sister Deanna and her husband TJ joined us. Deanna and TJ are expecting their first child Noah, in December. I a cousins around for the kids to play with. There is a huge old tree at the farm with a great tire swing. The kids and Matt had a blast playing on it. I laughed so hard when the kids twisted the swing up so tight and Matt was spinning in circles. He was so dizzy when he got off :-)

Sophia's first field trip

We were singing Old McDonald had a farm, and one of the kids suggested a bunny rabbit, this is Sophia's bunny face

Sophia is in preschool two days a week for two and a half hours. This is the same preschool that Sam was in last year. I didn't send Sam when he was three but Sophia is a different kid. She is bored at home and can totally use the extra attention at school. She thoroughly enjoys it and the teacher has told me that she is a little leader in her class.
Since I have had Preston we have definitely had some behavior issues with Sophia. I think she is feeling a little jealous. So I was really happy to go on this little trip with her and her class. WE had a hay ride, pet the animals, picked pumpkins, and played some games. It was a great day to spend some time with my special girl.

Wildwood Farm

What a wonderful day we had today. We went up to the farm near my parents house to pick pumpkins. It is absolutely gorgeous up there and the kids had a blast. Sophia was so funny, she ran up into the pumpkin field and then didn't pick a pumpkin, stating that she didn't want one because they were dirty:-) Silly girl! She did end up getting one in the end but only because there was no dirt on it.
Sam had a blast and picked a pumpkin for everyone of us. The one he ended up getting was 35lbs and he brought it all the way to the place where they weigh them! Strong boy considering he is only 41lbs!!!
Preston slept through the whole excursion:-)