Pumpkin Patch!

Dop dap dop. Pllllttthh. Bladda-lada-lada-lada. Psst...are you there? I use that baby babble to fool my mom and dad into thinking I can't talk. Ha! It's me, Ryan - and I'm guest blogging today because I have something fun to share!

While this isn't my first Halloween (my mom and dad brought me home from the hospital on Halloween last year), it's the first one where I can really have fun! Mommy bought some mini pumpkins and gourds recently, and I love oohing and pointing at them on the mantel until she lifts me up and lets me hold them to explore the different colors and textures.

Don't get me wrong, holding mini gourds at home is pretty cool, but today I went to the pumpkin patch and saw THOUSANDS of pumpkins. Big ones, tiny ones -- you name it. Everyone took tons of pictures. Lucky me...that means I can show you some of my fun day!

Here's cousin Autumn and I kickin' it on a big orange bench...pretty cool.

Wait a minute...there's more to see than this mud? Let me just check it out. Hey! A pyramid of pumpkins!

Autumn had a rockin' shirt on just for the occasion. It said she was the "cutest pumpkin in the patch." And of course, she was. :)

Here I am as a scarecrow (being hoisted by grandma). Man, that sun was bright.

Autumn made a cute scarecrow, too.

Then came the best part -- PUMPKINS!

I got to walk through them, crawl on them, pull them -- you name it.

There was even a tractor -- I took it for an imaginary spin.

Here's me and mommy.

Whoa! This pumpkin is giant! We could carve a playhouse out of it. A smelly playhouse, but a playhouse nonetheless.

Aunt Lauren and Uncle Tom found me this gourd. I practiced my mean face so no kids would even think about grabbing it from me. Intimidating, no?

Here's the whole fam enjoying the sun.

What a fun day!

Batman

The Trammell house went non-stop for the month of September. We took advantage of all the beautiful weather and had a lot of playdates (hence the very frequent blogging). We've been taking it a bit easier the past few weeks (hence the lack of posting) -- or at least, staying closer to home. We're prepping for Halloween and Ryan's first birthday, so expect some fun posts later this month.

Ryan's spending most of his time these days walking laps around the house holding onto whatever exciting object he's found (i.e. a tupperware container, spatula, medicine dropper, piece of cardboard, bottle of lotion, etc.) He's babbling and repeating a ton now, too. I still can't believe that he's just marching around....he's not a baby anymore!

Yesterday, he marched around grandma and grandpa's house in uncle Tommy's old batman cape. Super cute -- enjoy!