Will and I started a tradition last year of going to a pumpkin patch towards the beginning of fall. This year we went with our friends, Amy and Steve. It was a lot of fun! Colin was able to enjoy more of the activities this year. Last year, he was not really walking yet, so it was hard for him to do a lot of the things and he did not really understand what was going on. This year, he probably still did not really understand, but he was able to enjoy it more. The day was beautiful, probably around 70 degrees or so with a nice breeze. 
Colin got to play on the swings (which he loves), toss a sandbag (which he was pretty good at), watch a pig race, and pet some of the farm animals.
He also got to watch a mechanical dinosaur that ate pumpkins! He
started growling at the thing...such a brave boy! At first this was the part of the farm that his dad was the most excited a
bout but it did not quite have the "awesomeness" he was hoping for. We still had fun laughing at the poor guy making the noise for the dino; not sounds so appropriate for a crowd of kids. He went down the big slide all by himself! Last year Will and I had to take him down. It was a little sad that he did not need us to do it :( 
Below is a picture of our dorky family. If you see all of the pictures of this in sequence, it is kind of funny. Colin manages to throw bunny (who he now calls "buddy") out the hole, then attempts to reach him, finally he gives up and somewhat smiles!
Colin is getting heavy! The last time he weight, which he did himself! He was a little more than 25lbs! Such a big boy! So, needless to say he made the rounds as we were walking the farm!
So, Colin found a pumpkin he liked. He tried to pick it up, but it was heavier then he thought. 
So, he tried again. He was very confused when a girl (who was probably 6 years older), came over and picked one up so easily. To give him credit, she did pick up a smaller one!
So, he tried one last time and then finally gave up and sat on it! 
We had such a good time! After the pumpkin patch we stopped for some wine tasting at the winery across the way. We got a free tasting session with our ticket for the pumpkin patch! We enjoyed some cheeses, bread and a bottle of strawberry wine! Thank you Amy and Steve for going with us!
Also, Colin would say "It's stuck" when he could not move the pumpkin! His list of words is growing so rapidly! He says: bottle, shoes, juice, buddy, daddy, mommy, spoon, 'its stuck', 'come on', 'whats that' big jet, pretty, cat, car and ball is still his favorite!
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