Carowinds and a Pumpkin Patch ~ October 1st - 14th 2011

AJ wanted to take Aaron to Carowinds for his birthday back in September, but we waited until now to do it. AJ loves roller coasters and rode almost every ride that he was tall enough to ride.  He often got scared at first, but usually loved the ride when we got through. Audrey spent the day with a friend, so Aaron and I were able to just have fun with AJ.

AJ is playing with the Charlotte Soccer Academy this year instead of the YMCA.  We wanted him to have more than just one practice a week and coaches that really focused on skills and drills. He has a great team and wonderful coaches. We'll be able to have the same coaches and team next spring season also.

We love the fall and our yearly tradition of visiting a pumpkin patch and enjoying hay rides and other activities.  This patch had a hay ride that dropped us off at a small petting zoo for 30minutes.  AJ was very serious about finding the right pumpkin while Audrey tried to pick up all the pumpkins. She especially liked the tractor and loved riding it.

For the last few years I've made glitter pumpkins and given them to friends. This year I made purple ones and loved them.  These are the ones I had in my house  next to AJ's purple haunted house.

This is a little bench in front of our house.  AJ said that we had to decorate our yard now that we had one. So here is our "yard decoration" for October.

This is a rice krispie 2D pumpkin.  I've made these for years and given them to teachers and friends. There is a rice krispie treat for every holiday.