October 26, 2006 @ 11:14 pm | Filed under: Thursday Thirteen

1. We’ve taken the grandkids to the Pumpkin Patch every October since Carter was a baby.

2. There was just something about Carter B and his beautiful red auburn hair up against the brilliant orange pumpkins that made me smile. Every time. Every year.

3. Uncle Nate and Uncle Jordan enjoy the annual event just as much as the kiddos, I think. They might not admit it, but they do!

4. Of course, they have a long history of pumpkin patches too!

5. Some years we do crafts…

6. …or have our faces painted…

7. …and sometimes we just run the mazes with Pops.

8. Madie & Kenzie joined us last year at the Patch.

9. Are these the cutest set of cousins EVER, or what? The girls adore my boys and, obviously, the feelings are mutual!

10.  Pumpkin Season 2006 is off to a great start! Last Friday night Mike and I painted pumpkins with the Carter and Kendall…

11. …and then we baked chocolate-chip cookies…

12. …and decorated them with orange and white frosting. A good time was had by all.

13. And then we did the only thing left to do – we ate them, of course!