Pumpkin Patch fun!

Stanley got to enjoy some incredible Oregon fall weather this last weekend, and we made the most of it by going out to the pumpkin patch with the family. While we were there we went in a corn maze. We thought we were lost for sure a few times, but luckily we made it out! This is a picture of the maze - pretty cool, hey? The faces of John McCain and Barack Obabma make the maze! I really want to know how they do that...

Auntie Christy (L) and Auntie Shannon (R) were in the maze with us, too. They discussed whether having a GPS in the corn maze would have helped us. What do you think?


At the pumpkin patch they have some farm animals you can watch while you're waiting to get on the tractor. Rachel, you should really ask Sean about the time he took a goat to school. It's quite a story...
When we were waiting in line we also saw a whole bunch of seeing eye guide dogs in training. They were out on a little field trip. It was pretty funny to watch them when thy got out to the pumpkins. Their noses were going 100 miles a minute!
The tractor ride was pretty fun, but it was a little bumpy, And our pants got a bit covered with hay because we sat on bales of hay! Do they do this kind of thing in Mason? Willie was excited to go to the pumpkin patch for his first time, too!
Here you can see the kind of tractor we rode behind (LOOK at all those pumpkins!!), Uncle Jeff and Max in the pumpkin patch, and Stanley playing with the shadows in the glorious sunny day. Soon there won't be many sunny days for a long, long while because the winter rains are on their way. Of course they're supposed to arrive on Halloween, just in time for trick-or-treating. Stanley doesn't have a costume yet, so if you have a suggestion, post a comment. If I use your idea, you'll get a special mention in Stanley's next posting!

Stanley's got lots more to share from last week - all about his trip to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and his first time voting for President, but it's bedtime here in Oregon now, so I'll have to post again later. Stay tuned for all the details!

I hope you're having a great week at school. WORK hard and learn lots!



P.S. Mrs. Kelly asked me the other day if Stanley liked going out on the wing of the airplane on our Chicago trip. I have to tell you that he really did, but the pilot cautions all children not to try this at home!