AL pumpkin patch Oct 17th 2009

We took Alex to a pumpkin patch about a half hour's drive from our house. Although it was almost 80 on Thursday, but Saturday the high was maybe high 50s. It was "cold" (all relative after living in ND for 5 1/2 years) and even rained on us at the end but Alex had a great time, so we did too. He loved the bouncy slide and bouncy castles, the cow train ride and the animals. He even picked out his own little pumpkin. It was a good fall day. Here are pictures from the patch. I also took a video of Alex and Andy on the slide. When they get to the bottom Alex says "cheese" for the camera...so cute!

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Trip to TN

We took a family trip in our plane to TN to visit my mom and stepdad over the Columbus Day weekend since Andy had Monday off from school. It was a good trip although short. We all had a lot of fun with Alex, taking him to a pumpkin patch complete with a hayride and corn maze and the park. Andy and I got a date night on Saturday thanks to the grandparents babysitting! My parents finally got to see and get a ride in the airplane. The flight there was mostly clear but had big bumpy buildups and the ride home was smooth although in the weather the whole way to the minimum ceiling for the approach back into Prattville. The cooler weather was a nice change from Montgomery "fall" (aka still summer). The temps did drop this weekend in Montgomery though and we went to another pumpkin patch here where Alex had a blast...more on that in my next post. For now, here are the pictures from our TN trip...I forgot my camera, so these are from my mom. I realized that because of that, there aren't any pictures of the grandparents with Alex...0ops!

Trip to Philadelphia October 09

Alex and I went to Philly this past weekend to my cousin Christine's beautiful wedding and to visit with my dad. We had a good time. Alex was a major charmer at the wedding festivities, but still is fascinated with the camera (read: complete meltdown when i don't give it to him to play with) so I didn't get too many pictures. It was a good time...next up, Andy, Alex, and I fly our plane to TN to visit with my mom and stepdad over the Columbus day weekend. Here's pictures from the wedding and a few others.

Handsome boy at the wedding in his little tux...Drinking like a big boy at the rehearsal dinner...Eating gnocchi at the rehearsal dinner...