Pumpkin Patch

This is a couple of rounds my kids and I had gone to Pumpkin Patch. But this time, they had not gone to our home area: Bonita's Pumpkin Patch. It is about 15 minutes to drive. It was a perfect excuse to have fun especially on Halloween's afternoon.

The moment we walked in the Patch, Dylan and I were able to go all over the Pumpkin Patch for an hour before we stopped by McDonald's for a lunch. The kids immediately pet the hornless goats by feeding them with the leaves. They also have rabbits. Rabbits eat gourds. Ryan especially enjoyed feeding the animals while Dylan enjoyed exploring every where. Soon, Ryan followed his brother.

After feeding the goats and rabbits, the boys and I joined the Hay-Ride while David was out for a Halloween Scuba Diving. . Dylan survived through because he was holding his breath from the hay. Ryan enjoyed the sight seeing even the dirt was blowing up in the air. On the road, we were able to see the pumpkin patch and several scare crows around the patch.

Once the driver dropped us off at the front of Corn Maze Entrance, Dylan and I enjoyed finding their way to get out of a maze. But to my astonishment, Ryan decided to cut through the maze. He walked through the corn maze. Dylan soon followed his foot step. I had wanted to go back and find the proper way out. Since I am the only adult for my boys, I could not catch them up. I let cheat this time.

As soon as we got out of a maze, we were already in the Pumpkin Patch field. They found a pumpkin that they liked. So I purchased one of each. You could not image how exciting they were to cut their own pumpkin. While they were anxious to cut their own pumpkin, all of us decided to be silly piglets for the picture.

By the time we got home, the boys were anxiously to CUT their pumpkin NOW. I had to instruct them: markers, cut on the top, taking the seeds out, rinse and baked them.

Yet, I thought it was a perfect Halloween afternoon.

An Amazing Discovery

Look what I found on the table.

David and I automatically knew it was coming from Ryan. Jacob, the horse, was his toy that he usually likes to carry. But we thought it was amazing after Ryan put it all together as if it was a carriage: horse, skateboard, house key, treasure chest, tape and rubber band to hold it together. This is a good sign that he has improved with his imagination. Perhaps, he will become a future engineer.

Dylanzilla

This is another round project for Dylan's. This time the teacher gave him the assignments to create a story about himself in a movie after he read, "Dogzilla" from the 3rd grade curriculum. Of course, I helped him to improvise the story, especially having a Halloween around the corner.

Star

Two weeks ago, our cat Star was required to wear a "collar" because he had a very bad eye infection. We believe it was due to having a cat fight with Moonlight, our other cat. At first, we thought we would have one of his eyes removed. But the time we got to the Vet for the second time round. The vet brought a better news. Star's eyes got a LOT better. He, the vet, mentioned his blood vein has been shrinking. Thus, he needs to continue to have a medication.. But he does not need to have a collar.

This time, he was able to play more, especially with Ryan.

Window

No more than three weeks ago, I have mentioned that all of my little and big men had lost a tooth on the same week. Little I know that Dylan would have lost two tooth less than a month. He was so proud to have a "window." Dylan just would like to earn extra cash from Tooth Fairy because he was so proud to pull his teeth on his own without depending on the dentist.

At the end, he was so EXCITING to get a five dollar from a Tooth Fairy!

Dylan and Ryan

A week ago, I took two PERFECT pictures of my sons, Dylan and Ryan while we were at Seaport Village. I was so pleased that they cooperated with me.

Seaport Village

Over the Fall Break, the boys and I went over to Seaport Village for the nice, sunny afternoon. Once we got there, we decided to stop by the Hat Store. There were many different kinds of hats from golf to silly hats. The boys enjoyed trying out for hats. I have seen other people from all ages trying out hats for fun, too.

After trying out for the hats, we went inside some of the stores. This included visiting Shells store which it was one of Ryan's destinations to visit. They were awed to see tons of shells. Of course, I purchased some of the shells for them including a pair of earrings for me. OH, I love earrings!

We also stayed for a lunch and a dessert treat. Both boys chose their own favorite ice cream. Dylan picked Mint Chocolate just like his dad. Ryan ALWAYS chose Chocolate. It made him look like having chocolate goatee. When Dylan tried to take the ice cream wrapper off, the ice cream cone fell out. He was upset for a short time. But then he said to me, "The next time I have an ice cream, I will ask you for a help." He was being a good sportsmanship this time.

Just before we hit off for home, both Ryan and Dylan enjoyed chasing the birds and looking over the sea. One thing I could tell you I was surprised that they did NOT want to go on a Merry Go Around! I guess I have to move on, and let them being a real big boy.