Mini Pumpkin Thief

Caught orange-handed...

Rainy Day at The Patch

Torrential downpour would best describe today's annual visit to StoneyRidge Farm. Still, there were pumpkins, some apples, and a corn maze. We braved the elements and rode out on the hay wagon to the fields. Animals were petted, food was eaten by the fire, and the rain even let up for a moment so we could take the mini-train ride.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for joining us.

And no, Daddy isn't expecting. That's Liza Jane, asleep in the Ergo, for the first part of the trip.

October Party

Last weekend we celebrated October with a big party. Some friends volunteereed their property of the Mt Baker Highway, where their business resides, to host a bunch of families for some fall fun.

The big equipment was moved out of the large garage at Skyline Electric to make room for various craft stations for the kids, tables for the potluck, cider, a caramel apple station, some kegs, and eventually the bluegrass band, Bentgrass, which was hired for the evening. There were even some good ol' fashioned potato sack races.

A few brave families even camped out for the night.

We stayed up way too late and then drove back into town for some warm beds, but not before we enjoyed the company of friends, good food and drink, great music, and a bonfire.

One thing we forgot were spare camera batteries so we don't have many good shots to share...

Scientists

We recently took a free class down at The Padilla Bay Interpretive Center (about 35 minutes away) called "Life On the Rocks." We went with a few friends and got to learn all about sea creatures that live on or near rocks, like crabs, barnacles, and limpets.

It was pretty cool.

So was playing on the beach afterwards and finding these huge half eaten fish carcasses.