Cutest Little Pumpkins In The Patch

The tradition continues...Nicasio pumpkin patch!  We went on Sunday, and I found the two cutest little pumpkins there...can you guess which ones they are?

As we remembered from last year, there was a lot to do - a hay maze, giant pumpkins, a hay ride, wheel barrows, ponies, a baby cow and some pigs just to name a few!  

Elanor loved the maze most and must have gone through at least 10 times.  

Lydia loved the bright orange color of the pumpkins, and watching the people all around her.  I was pretty sure she was thinking "mommy, why do people carve pumpkins?"  Good question Lydia, good question...

Elanor loved to run and jump off the pumpkins.  She even tried to hide behind some when we told her it was time to go home.  Ella, your too big for that now!  But seriously, when did she get so BIG?

On the way out, we found the perfect size wheelbarrow for Ella to push around.

It was fun, and a great tradition.  We will be back next year!

Cute As Can Be, And Now She's 3!

This past week Elanor turned 3!  I know, I can hardly believe it myself.  And I think she is excited as well.

We started the weekend off with a trip to the airport and a visit from Grandma Cindy.  Saturday was the big party, and Elanor had so much fun.  She invited all her friends and family to the house to help her celebrate.

We had lunch, opened gifts and ate cupcakes! YUMMY!

And Lydia had a blast showing off her new found crawling skills.

Here is a little bit about 3 year old Ella...

What's your favorite color: Pink!
What do you want to be when you grow up: Rapunzel
What's your favorite animal: zebra
What's your favorite book: Cinderella
What's your favorite movie: Rapunzel (Tangled)
What's your favorite song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Who is your best friend: Grandma

On Sunday, we took a very special trip to Fisherman's wharf to finish off the Birthday weekend.  To get to the wharf, we took the ferry and then the street car.  Once we were there we immediately went to see the fishies at the aquarium.  Lydia loved the jellyfish and Elanor loved the...SHARKS!

We also went on the carousel.

And spent some time visiting with the sea lions.

When Liddy heard the sea lions barking, she started laughing so loud!  It was adorable.

The weekend before Ella's birthday we took a special trip down to San Luis Obispo to visit our friend Corinne.  It was a long car ride there, but it was certainly worth it.  Uncle Chris took the girls on a bike ride to the park.

We all went to the beach.

Auntie Michelle made some delicious snacks in between all the play time.

And Auntie Nikki showed us the "Secret Garden" where Elanor and Corinne ran around in circles chasing each other.

We have had a fun filled few weeks and can't wait to go back to SLO to see baby Cody sometime in the Spring.  It was a great birthday!