Fall Family Fun Day

This morning we took the kids for a little adventure to get our Halloween pumpkins. There's a place on Manning Road that always looks like fun, but we'd never been there before. This morning, we decided to check it out. The forecast called for rain, but our timing was perfect: it stopped drizzling when we got there, and started to rain heavily just as we left!

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The pumpkin place had a neat set-up. There were little paths all over the front lawn, decorated with scary Halloween figures, vines, pumpkins, hay stacks, etc. During the daytime, and with Mommy and Daddy nearby, it was more fun than scary for the kids. (In the picture below, they might look nervous, but they were actually squinting in the bright light.)

Kevin didn't want to get too close to the scary characters, but we convinced Andrea to pose with this one. I'm surprised she actually put her hand on it!

Daddy and Andrea thought this poor figure, who got smashed by a pumpkin, was pretty funny. Kevin gave it a wide berth. He was willing to check it out, but wouldn't get too close.

Andrea, like her father, is willing to do anything to get some extra laughs!

There was a little, crooked shack surrounded by corn stalks, and Andrea was peeking out the window. I kept thinking, "Children of the Corn!"

Andrea wanted to sit on the seat and pose for me, but she wasn't getting too close to this zombie.

I found a quiet corner, free of scary stuff, to get a snapshot of Ryan. I wish I could have captured the colours around him, and the sweetness of his expression, more clearly. He was very curious about his surroundings, and seemed to enjoy our outdoor adventure.

Andrea was a good sport when Daddy asked her to go in the skeleton cage. Kevin refused. (I like this thing . . . can we buy one for home use? Just kidding!)

When we finally picked out our pumpkins, Kevin insisted on hauling the wagon all by himself. He's a strong little man!

While Daddy and the older kids went to check out some scarier indoor attractions (which Kevin consequently fled), I got a photo of Ryan in front of this Halloween mural. I thought it was really cute because "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" is one of Ryan's favourite TV shows.

In the end, we came home with 2 large pumpkins, 4 little pumpkins, 2 tiny pumpkins, and a bunch of little gourds the owner threw in for free. He also gave the kids Halloween candy. We had a great time!

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The morning's fun wasn't over, though. Andrea had been nagging us about when we could go to Jungaroo (an indoor kids' play place) again. Thus, after getting pumpkins, we headed off to spend an hour at Jungaroo.

Andrea's up in the highest part of the play structure, waving at us from the jungle tree house.

Kevin, of course, found a wheel to play with . . . and roll around in!

Daddy helped Andrea climb the rock wall.
I was surprised to see Kevin up in the jungle canopy. I know he's fearless, I just didn't know he has the physical skills to make it up there!

Andrea was up in the canopy several times, too.
Ryan slept the whole time we were at Jungaroo! I didn't even take his coat off because I didn't want to wake him up; he hasn't been sleeping well this week (his cough and sore teeth keep interrupting his sleep). He literally opened his eyes just as we were about to leave. The look on his face was too funny: "Where am I?"

Oh, give it about 6 months, and he'll be loving Jungaroo as much as his brother and sister!