Have I mentioned that our family lives for the holiday?? In preparation for Fall and Halloween, we visited our first Pumpkin Patch for 2011 at Irvine Regional Park (highly recommended). We didn’t mind paying the $5 parking fee for a little fun getaway. We love the view and scenery. Admission to the Pumpkin Patch is free. Prices for activities vary, but they do have a child-friendly haunted house, picture stands, and a hay maze for free, if you’re not looking to spend money. Other activities included panning for gold, riding a hay wagon, carnival games, and pony rides. Sooo fun! I think I’m still a kid at heart and will always be.
Here are the loves of my life.
the haze maze was really fun for our boys. they were running everywhere. of course, dilly followed aiden in hopes of finding the exit. aiden was stoked when he found it and said "i did it!".
we can never get enough of all the pumpkins we saw.
our not-so-chicken son, dilly, went into the haunted house and wasn't even scared, while aiden declined and kept telling me he's scared of "monsters". we took our boys on the train ride around the park, but before we completed our trip, they had to ride on the pony. they are both obsessed with animals.
for $4 dollars, dilly got to ride on the pony while papa dang walked it. it was really cute. he kept smiling. a smile that melted my heart. they took the pony on 3 laps and then, it was aiden turn.
again, for $4 dollars, aiden didn't want the boring pony instead he opted for the horsey that jog trot. it was hilarious. he loved it when it was bouncing up and down. he didn't even want to get off of it. what a daring little man!
It was such a pleasant day spent with our boys and spending time together is always healthy. It wasn’t expensive and I hope that they understand one day that what makes a happy family is doing things together. It not only helps with building family strength but the importance of quality time spent together is what they should remember. Maybe, that’s why my life is so busy because I devote most of my time to them.
Our weekends are always filled with activities, if we don’t have to be at any birthday parties or family event. However, our weekdays are kept simple. We don’t ever watch TV and lately started cuddling together in bed together to read Halloween books that our boys find to be exciting and enticing. We’ve made it a part of our everyday routine each night before our boys go to sleep. It used to be on the floor in their bedroom, but we just recently changed it.
Love my boys. XOXO.
Love my boys. XOXO.
