my nemesis has been defeated

you know how my first trip to the pumpkin patch went. we planned our next visit for this last saturday. i never would have blogged about the flu bug and how 'funny' it was if i would have thought it was still lingering in our house. but sure enough on friday i came down with the sickness.

can't remember the last time those things happened to me.

we had to postpone our apple/pumpkin picking again. it started to grate on me. all my attempts to go and not being able to. it became something that i felt i had to conquer. i couldn't let it get the best of me. so we switched some school days around (the beauty of home schooling) and decided to go yesterday.

didn't matter that it was slated to be 92 degrees.

it was a good time. picking apples, and pumpkins. watching the kids run and play and plan. but let's be honest, the main reason for going is to get the great pictures next to the pumpkins...which of course i didn't get of the three of them together. but still some keepers.

isaiah was oh-so-willing to climb trees for us to get the 'perfect' apple.

alaythia loved to climb under the trees.

on the hunt.

going on a monday was great because we had the pumpkin patch to ourselves.
i let them roam and didn't call them back.

they both were proud of 'their' pumpkin.

and yes, sophia was on this trip with us...but between the 8 pounds of apples, cameras, diaper bags and stroller...mommy had a hard time getting a picture of the one that was at my side!