Hallowonderful

Halloween is always one of Ava's favorite "holidays" and the season of spookiness lasts several weeks at our house.

Actually, preparations began several months ago when Grammy and Poppy started growing pumpkins in their back yard.  The pumpkins were successfully harvested, have decorated our home, and will be carved up later today.

Ava has had many chances to get into the Halloween spirit beginning with a trip with her friends to Disneyland to dress up, enjoy the rides, and trick or treat.  

Reconnecting with the earth, Ava's class visited Tanaka Farms where she got to pick her own pumpkin.

At this point we really didn't need more pumpkins, but a trip to the pumpkin patch is always fun for exploring and going on rides.  

How come they didn't have bounce houses and slides at pumpkin patches when we were kids?