The Chronicles of the Hawes Kids : Wasem's Orchard, Lakeside Park & Pumpkin Carving 2010

It was yet again a beautiful Fall weekend so you guessed it; off to the orchard again! We actually didn't plan on going, but it was so gorgeous (and we were out of cider) we figured what the heck! Justin's favorite words these days are car, apple & pumpkin so as imagined he was using those words quite frequently throughout our adventure. We went out to Wasem's which isn't as "touristy" (is that a word?) as other orchards. By that we mean they don't have all these estravagent bells and whistles, charging up the ying yang type activities. Not that those other places we went to weren't fun, but Wasem's is very relaxed, down on the farm. This place is nestled away in the country with the meat and taters being you pick apples and pumpkins and eat some donuts (amazing by the way) and drink some cider. Simply put. We went out and picked half a peck worth of granny smith apples and let Justin pick out his very own baby pumpkin (RIP to the baby pumpkin Grammy Hawes got him; it had a run in with a very evil and hungry squirrel). We took out cider and donuts and went over to Lakeside Park enjoying our treats and playing on their awesome playground. I'm telling you, mommy and daddy had a blast too! BUT As mama was twirling around with Justin and rolling in the leaves she was quite disgusted to realize she rolled right into some dog poop! Oh joy. The fun pretty much ended there as at this point mama was cranky about the poop and Justin was ready for a nap! So, home we went and napping we did! Later that evening it was time for pumpkin carving and Justin was super excited to be able to participate more helping pull out the guts and seeds. And of course he made the decision on the pumpkins name......and....it....is...Ta-Da! Yes, he named it Ta-Da. We looked at it and surely it did look like a "Ta-Da" so that became its name :) Enjoy some pictures for our festive day and of course, Ta-Da! ;)