Pumpkin carving

We went to Trinity Methodist church last Sunday to peruse their pumpkin patch and enjoy their bounce house.



This Sunday we decided to go ahead and carve it. Pumpkins don't last long here in Florida, what with the humidity and all. In fact, we've got another one for "back-up" if this one ends up rotting before Halloween!
Initially, Coby was pretty into digging out the goop, but then, like so many other things, it started to go awry. Joking, I asked if he wanted to go to the bounce house. I'll be darned if he didn't jump up and say, "Shoes" and then go running off to get them! They were having a carnival tonight with trick-or-treating and everything, so...we went. Who says this kid is spoiled?



When we got back I finished carving our pumpkin with Robert brushed Coby's teeth and got him in pajamas.

Another trip to Coon Hollo!

After hearing what a great time we had at Coon Hollo, Robert desperately wanted to check it out. Sooooo.....we went back there this weekend! Once again we had an absolutely wonderful time.

First we did the obstacle course.

Then tackled the corn maze. The object was to collect all ten "punches" on the way through the maze for a prize (free drink). It was HOT out so we were desperate to get those punches!

Going...

going...

gone!

Stop taking pictures and catch that kid!!!

I have already had the extreme pleasure of taking the barrel ride around the farm, so I let Robert have the honors this time.
Here they are up on the hill.
The best part of the ride is the dust you inhale - look at all those happy parents!
Next, it was off to the corn crib!


It wouldn't be a trip to Coon Hollo without a hay ride out to see the cows.
Here he is "mooing" at the cows.
And then good-bye for another year...

Return to Coon Hollo

We had such a great time last year at Coon Hollo, we decided to go back this year opening weekend! They have expanded since last year - adding an obstacle course, manual go-carts, and a new building for the store and concessions. It was amazing.

Just like last year, Coby loved the water trough filled with corn. I swear he would have stayed the night and slept in there!


What I love is that everyone is so friendly! A family was celebrating a birthday out there and had extra cupcakes to share - yummy!

Next we went for a hay ride. It was so much fun to feed the cows! As soon as we came over the hill Coby started yelling, "Cow, cow, mooooo!" He couldn't get enough of them, even taking time to wave good-bye as we headed back to the farm.
Then we took some pumpkin pictures.

I hope everyone is enjoying fall as much as we are!

Sweet Dreams "Touch a Truck"

Sweet Dreams is a local ice cream shop and they just sponsored a "Touch a Truck" event out at the fairgrounds here in Gainesville. They had a city bus, fire truck, police car, and 20 or 30 other kinds of vehicles for kids (and grownups) to get in and check out.

Here he is in the cab of a semi-truck
Then he drove a front-loader.

His favorite vehicle was definitely the cop car - there were so many gadgets inside to play with!

Last but not least was the ice cream...

Today we just got back from an overnight camping adventure at our favorite park - Anastasia Island. When we got there it was pouring rain - luckily it had cleared up by dinner-time and we still got to cook out (it was also a good excuse to head to the outlet mall while we waited out the rain!)

Coby did great overnight. We drove around until he was asleep and then transferred him to his pack-and-play inside the tent when we got back to our campsite. But after that, he slept through the night - best camping trip yet!!! We got up early to do breakfast Taylor-style. We always get McDonalds the morning after we camp.
Then we headed down to the beach. We had missed out the day before with all the rain, so we did our best to cram it all in before Coby's nap-time.

The beach is so much more fun than it was a year ago. Now we can go in the water together and Coby loves to build sandcastles and dig holes in the sand. We stayed at the beach as long as we could, but as soon as he started asking for his lovey we knew it was time to pack it up.