Pumpkin Patch

Last week Joy & I took Henry and Will to the Elgin Christmas tree farm for their pumpkin festival. I had not been there since Matthew was probably 2. It was good to go back. Will & Hank were immediately taken with the animals they saw. Will thought they were all cows. Not true; we saw goats, a pig, geese, an emu I think it was, a horse, a cow, and a donkey.

Will loved the huge cluster of pumpkins and was more than willing to have his picture taken.

As you can tell, I wore my best clothes for the occasion. It actually felt like fall that day, it was the perfect day for a patch visit!

You can't really tell from this picture, but I think the boys' favorite part of the day was the hayride. They loved it.

It was windy that day too, but not too windy for a boat ride on dry land! Will would steer and Henry pushed the buttons.

Then there was a fight for possession of the tractor steering wheel.

They had a grand time running around the corn maze and deciding which direction we should go. We did in fact make it out. Hooray!

After we ate our picnic lunch Will posed on the pumpkins before we headed out. Joy asked Henry if he would go stand by Will. He refused.

This is his protest. Heehee. We had a great time. It's fun to do some of the same things together that we did with their older siblings. Henry & Will are good buddies already. Henry is always on Will's case and yelling his name (reminiscent of Ava taking charge of Matt), but Will is not nearly as agreeable or laid back as his older brother. It makes for a very loud yelling match. Truly though, it is fun to watch their friendship grow. Many more antics to come, that's for sure.