Pumpkin Patch

Daniel, Elli and I made the trip (rather longer than we thought it would be!) to spend a day at a pumpkin patch.  We'll definitely come back when Elli is a little older.  There were tons of activities to do: miniature horseback riding, haybale maze, scarecrow making, pumpkin painting, and a petting zoo.

For our day, Elli did a lot of observing.  She's so nonstop busy at home, it often takes me off guard that she's so quiet and observant in a crowd.  But I'm pretty sure that she did have fun.  I know she loves her pumpkin, anyway!

Elli loved and hated the animals.  She refused to touch any of them but the dog, and even then just barely.  Every time we got close to one, she would laugh nervously.  We took it to mean, "I like watching the animal, but this is close enough!"

Here she is with her daddy and the doggy.

and the horse

This was her expression the whole time... taking it all in, but just not too sure.

Sheep

the sheep fence... gross. 

Turkey... another classic expression from the day.

Elli and I... unfortunately not the greatest picture of Elli, but a pretty good picture of my haircut for those who asked.

Pumpkin!

And the grass in front of the pumpkins... she did finally start climbing on them and being cute, but our camera had run out of batteries.  So sad!