The Pumpkin Patch

 bryan's parents came down this weekend. can i tell you what amazing house guests these guys are? they clean, they cook, they wake up with my children...everyone was so sad to see them go, but we enjoyed the time we had with them and always appreciate the looong drive from san jose that they do so often.

so....getting out is not the easiest - even with 4 adults trying to make it happen...or maybe the 4 adults make it more difficult? i dont know...but it took us forever to get going and going anywhere with all 3 is a challenge too...or maybe its just that bodie is a challenge right now. he likes to run off....and did i mention he is fast? and did i also mention he gets into EVERYTHING? i call him our little goat...because he is exactly like our goats growing up...leaving a wake of destruction so that their whole day's path could be traced.

i took all 3 boys here by myself a couple weeks ago and it wasn't easy...but somehow it was fun. i just had to time things really well - like nursing bobby while bodie was in the bounce house...or sitting down for lunch...or strapped in his car seat...did i also mention that bobby likes to nurse every hour? so that adds to the difficulty of not being able to chase down a boy that very much likes to be chased.

i am getting way off point here...this is a post about our fun times with the barnes at the pumpkin patch...not a post about how difficult 3 boys are...although i believe that theme will be prevalent in just about every post :)
so the pumpkin patch...we did a lot...petting zoo...bounce house, car ride, boat bumper thingy, games...which bryson won another 2 goldfish that hopefully i won't kill as fast as last time. he is freakishly good at those carnival games...its wierd...i can't ever win them....or perhaps it is more likely that i never try because i can't stand stuffed animals...hmmm...yes...lets go with that last one.





its fun to see bryson and bodie together like this. it lights up my heart when there is something exciting and bryson's first reaction is to tell bodie....like "Bodie LOOK! you want to ride the fire engine?" "Da"...did i also mention that bodie is apparently russian?

 we did end up buying some pumpkins...or i should say Bryan did...i am the cheap-o that goes to the pumpkin patch and takes pictures than heads over to ralphs and buys a pumpkin there...but bryan was into this "i always wanted to buy the biggest pumpkin" so $24 later...on a pumpkin...ridiculous...but now he has done something he always wanted to do, so there is that accomplished. can you taste the sarcasm?

the day was lovely - and i was so thankful to have some extra hands...some extra very special loving hands. bryson cried when they left after church on sunday...and i almost did too...and i think they were maybe a little grateful for the silent car ride after a weekend of a LOT of noise...maybe not - they are pretty used to a LOT of noise...so for that i am grateful!