Pumpkin Patch... con't...

We started the day at the pumpkin patch by running through a corn maze.

Well, Hayes and Daddy were running.

Elizabeth, Jordan, and I were trying to catch up.

Elizabeth was quite content to be running after Hayes the entire time.

Hayes was quite content to RUN everywhere.

He doesn't ever slow down.

He wakes up in the morning YELLING at us to come get him.

And he goes to bed with the same energy!

Oh... to be an almost 3 year old with endless energy...

In the middle of the corn maze was a tower to climb.

Hayes jumped up the stairs after his Daddy.

He looks quite pleased with himself, doesn't he?

This chic was pretty happy just chilling at the bottom of the stairs.

There was a little platform she could climb up and down.

She loved it!

Jordan stood on the other side to make sure she didn't fall down and die.

I'm sorry, when did my baby girl get so big?

Who is that kid!?

Yes.

You see it.

It happened.

Daryk's cousin Jeremy (who just passed the bar in GA) informed up that peeing in public was ok.

As long as you are Hayes.

He said, "What are they gonna do, arrest HIM?"

Okay good.  Not likely.

So that makes it okay right?

She is a handful.

No smiles, but I did get the tongue stuck out.

Love this little girl.

The corn maze was super fun, even though all we did was chase the kids in circles!

Two of those mazes were over a mile long!

Thank goodness my babies have a short attention span...

or we would probably still be chasing them around!

Pumpkin Patch: Part 1

We went to Uncle Shuck's Pumpkin Patch today.  

We found all sorts of pumpkins to explore and learn about.

Fearless daughter was certainly in her element.

She touched every single pumpkin she could reach and tried to eat about 10 of them.

It was certainly funny for us to watch.

Between trying to eat the pumpkins, the mulch, the hay, and the dirt...

People probably thought she was starving.

Hayes was really into picking out a pumpkin for himself and making sure it was just right.

I think we've been reading Goldilocks and he's heard that story just a little too much.

They were all too big, too little, and then finally just right.

I am thrilled to know he's paying attention, but golly doodle... the kid is picky!

See those weird pumpkins with bumps in that picture?

I wanted to get some pictures of Hayes inspecting them and touching them.

He refused until Daddy and I demonstrated that they were not toxic or deadly or awful.

They were just bumpy and different than the other pumpkins.

I explained that God made them special so we could see how they can all be pretty.

He was busily reorganizing the pumpkins when he saw fit.

He is his mother's child.

Reorganization and ordering things by size are always okay.

He carried that pumpkin around for 20 minutes until he found the perfect spot for it.

We bought a few small pumpkins to bring home and paint.

We also got a HUGE pumpkin so we could cut it open and play in pumpkin guts.

Elizabeth was quite captivated with the white pumpkins.

I don't know how they end up white, do you?

Are they albino pumpkins with no pigment?

Do they intend on making white pumpkins?

I had no idea they were a REAL LIVE thing until today.

I thought white pumpkins only existed in craft stores, wrong.

She loved them and loved to touch them.

 The kids got to pick out their OWN little pumpkins for us to bring home to paint.

I can't wait to cut them into pieces for us to make some 'pumpkin stamps'.

We are also going to paint the outside of the pumpkins and display them on the porch.

I think we had a good time!

We explored the pumpkins, went on a hayride, ran through the corn maze, fed the goats, and played on the giant tire mountain.

Stay tuned for the rest of our Pumpkin Patch adventures!

The big red firetruck

Yesterday as we were leaving Walker Britt's 3rd birthday party we spotted a fire truck.

I was getting hot as the weather was warming up and starting to sweat just a BIT...

I was more than ready to go, as I had to leave the park and then go judge a cheer comp...

But I noticed that Hayes was jumping for joy and sprinting across the field to the truck on his toes.

I knew my desire to leave early was trumped by eager smiles from Hayes.

We were just going to take a lap around the truck and check out all the cool stuff outside the truck, but we happened to be passing just as the crew was loading up and we got the royal treatment!

He inspected the outside gadgets and got to sit inside the truck!

This huge grin would have been worth being late or missing that comp all together!

He was SO excited to see their hats and boots.

He counted all the seats inside the truck and turned that steering wheel like he knew what he was doing!

Climbing in the back seat.

He counted all the seats inside.  

Six seats inside.

He counted the hats and the boots as well.

He also was convinced that the GPS was a TV.

Bit of explaining that one, but he finally got it.

The crew was kind enough to offer to take a picture of BOTH of us.

I should have chosen a better angle.

Oh well.

But this kid.

This grin.

Melts my heart every time.

He is amazing!

Walker's construction party

We went to Walker Britt's 3rd birthday party and we had a BLAST!

Hayes got to paint a 'house' and he got a really cool hat.

He also got a tool belt and he got to play with his friends.

He gave me a roll call list of who was going to be at the party....

Abram, Walker Britt (he's the only friend with a last name), Carowine, and Sayyy Jayyy.

He loves Sadie Jane and her curly hair.

He tells me that it is beautiful and shiny.

My Sweet Boy, who's not a baby anymore

My baby boy.

He loves that blanket and he loves berry milk.

Thomas Hayes Cochran

October 2012.

He likes to play dress up, color, play blocks, and did I mention that he likes to play dress up?

His teacher (my sweet friend) sent me this pic from school last week.

I believe this is his serious face.

He is also wearing a pink dress.

He left home that morning wearing the Batman costume...

I explained that he could wear the Batman costume to Grandma's house, but not school.

He seemed fine with that, probably because he knew that pink dress was waiting.

This is blackmail worthy right?

Or maybe Senior yearbook worthy?

Sunset in the hood

We stopped by to play on the playground before we went home this afternoon.

It was a little bit wet and gross... but we didn't mind.

Hayes zoomed in and out of the slides and the swings.

Elizabeth dug in the mulch and then ate it.

Awesome.
Not to mention that it was all over her and her clothing...

Double awesome.

Monday Adventures

She's into backpack wrestling these days.

I think she had this one pinned?

Yes.

Perhaps we could send her into the WWE?

Yogli Mogli.

Overwhelming choices for this 2 year old.

He wanted 'brown' ice cream and gummies and sprinkles.

He ate about 3 bites.

He was REALLY pumped about the chalkboard though.