The pumpkin patch….Cali style

Today we took the kids to Uesugi Farms Pumpkin Patch in Morgan Hill, CA, which is about a half hour from our house.  This was the first time I have ever been to a pumpkin patch in mid October and needed to apply sunscreen and sweated like a pig.  The farm had lots to offer for little kids, but the lines to do any of them were also California style.  We waited in lines for hours.  It was a fun experience but just completely different to what we are used to when it comes to pumpkin patches. For example, instead of hot apple cider they had sno-cones as well as a mister tent that sprayed water for people to cool off from the blazing sun. Although,  Braedon had lots of fun riding a miniature horse and the train. 

Waiting very patiently to ride the horse.  The lines were so long that while Derek and Braedon waited in line to ride the horses I stood in line for the train.

This was his first time riding a horse and he was all smiles the whole time!

After he rode the miniature horses it was time to ride the train…except it broke down and we ended up having to wait quite a bit longer then expected. 

Almost our turn to get on!

We also did a little corn maze that had information about bees and things for kids to play with throughout.

Braedon loves corn on the cob!

We saved the pumpkin patch for last and looking back I wish we would have done that first because I wanted to try and get some cute pictures of the kids with all the pumpkins.

By the time we went to pick out pumpkins it was later in the afternoon and Braedon was hot, tired and cranky.  This does not make for good pictures.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Exhibit C:

I can’t help but laugh.  Oh well, we’ll try again next year.

Milestones

Yesterday was a big day in the Peterson household.  Adilyn smiled for the first time!  She has become so much more alert in the last week and I just knew that a smile was coming.  I love baby smiles!

So far this is the only picture I have been able to get of her smiling.  I know, it’s not a very good one but she tends to be camera shy.  My goal is to have cute Adi smiles for you in a couple of days. 

Also this girl is going to have to be tough.  The reason…this guy.

This is Adi’s, “if you throw another rattle at my head again you little punk I will come after you as soon as I can crawl” look. 

I took these pictures after Adi’s first smile to try and get her to smile again.  As you can see, she thinks she’s too cool to smile.  Braedon on the other hand is not.  He came and laid down next to her saying, “Mom, I can smile.”  Yes you can, Braedon! 

You know what else Braedon can do?

Besides make a mess of our bathroom floor with the dog water.

He can pee in the toilet!  For months now whenever Braedon has to go to the bathroom he will tell us he needs to go hide, usually in the bathroom.  I decided it was time to get him his own toilet for the downstairs bathroom and Wednesday afternoon while we were just hanging out at home I decided to strip him and told him if he peed in the toilet he would get a cookie.  Man, what a kid will do for a cookie.  According to Braedon, he went pee in the toilet 97 times that day.  But if you ask Derek or myself, that count would actually be zero.  Nice try, dude.  However, yesterday afternoon was the B man’s big day.  He peed in the toilet not only once, but three times…in about a 15 minute period which resulted in a crazy toddler running around naked with a sugar high.  We have now switched to chocolate chips, unless he poops, then he can have a cookie.

Also, it is pretty comical having a naked toddler running around.  He acts completely oblivious that he is even naked and still resumes the same activities such as riding his bike and crawling on our wood deck.  All I can say is ouch.  Derek drew the line when Braedon wanted to be spun upside down.

No nap

Ever since Adilyn was born Braedon has really starting fighting his naps.  Even though some days he may not sleep at all we have established a rule that he can not come out of his room until we come get him.  On most days we hear all kinds of banging and thumping noises coming from upstairs.  I really have no idea what he is doing and don’t really care as long as he isn’t getting hurt or breaking anything, which he hasn’t.  Both his and Adi’s rooms are connected through their shared bathroom, so I know that he will sneak through the bathroom into her room at times only to be busted by the baby monitor.

Yesterday afternoon after about an hour of noisemaking upstairs, Derek went up to check on him and found this.

Lying at the foot of his bed with his pants off and Lightening McQueen in his hand, completely passed out.  Like I said, I have no idea what he does up there, but at least he is finally asleep!

Say cheese

Tonight after dinner we decided to take some pictures.  I have been wanting to get some more pictures of Braedon and Adilyn together, as well as our whole family together.  Trying to take pictures with a two year old and a 6 week old is challenging, but entertaining at the same time!

Adi was inching over towards Braedon looking for 12th meal.  Braedon wasn’t too amused.

Here is one of our many outtakes.

Flash back….

to last summer.  I found this video of Braedon earlier this week and was cracking up!  I never posted it on the blog so I thought I should before I forgot about it again.  I can’t believe how much a baby can grow in a year!

Today while I ran…

Derek worked….

Adi slept….

and Braedon, well Braedon polished off a box of Oreos….all gone before 8:30 am.

I honestly don’t know how many were left in the box.  I bought those a few months ago when I had a craving for Oreos while I was grocery shopping, but then never ate any.  I asked Derek and he said that he thought it was at least half empty.  I thought, oh so Braedon maybe ONLY ate half a box of Oreos?  Nice.

This incident reminded me of this one.

 

Busted!  The only thing that busted him this time was Oreo all over his face and an empty cookie box that he put back in the cupboard.  Like I wouldn’t notice.

Tummy time fail

Adilyn had just finished eating and was supposed to be awake.

When this girl wants to sleep, there is nothing you can do to wake her up.

This happens quite often.

Snooze away Adi, snooze away.