Fall Festivals

Today we had not one, but two fall festivals marked on our calendar.

Reese's school celebrated their 30th "birthday" with a small carnival in the fellowship hall. There were cupcakes, face painting, and cookbooks for sale. (While we chose not to buy a cookbook, Mommy shamelessly helped herself to some of the samples they were handing out.) The highlight of the carnival was a performance by the Biscuit Brothers. The Biscuit Brothers are a small quartet who have their own children's show on PBS. Reese enjoyed seeing the group perform, but was hesitant to participate in any of the clapping and dancing. Instead, she opted for sitting in Daddy's lap and watching intently. Toward the end of the Biscuit Brothers' set, we visited the church pumpkin patch. While it pales in comparison to the farm we visited last year (let's face it, just about any pumpkin patch will), Reese still enjoyed exploring all the palates of pumpkins. By far, her favorite were the "mini" pumpkins. It took a couple reminders before she relented in her attempts to pick up every pumpkin she saw--mini or not.


In addition to the school carnival, our neighborhood was holding its fall festival in the park. Admittedly, after over 5 years (has it really been that long?) in our house, we had never attended one. We dropped by the park and were a little disappointed. Rather than games and treat booths, we were met with lots of vendors some selling puppies, others passing out leaflets for the upcoming gubernatorial election. We decided to spend some time on the playground instead of hanging around too long.

Personally, I'm a little disappointed that we won't be making a return trip to the Sweetberry pumpkin patch this fall, but with my belly ticking like a time-bomb these days, it's hard to justify the drive and the possibility of going into labor during the visit. Guess we'll be bringing BOTH girls for the experience next fall--should be super fun!