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Fall Festival/Pumpkin Patch

Normally every year we go to Marble Falls (about an hour away) for a Fall Festival and pumpkin patch, but this year with Christopher's leg and to keep things simple we decided to stay here and find something locally to enjoy.
We went to a Fall Festival about 15 minutes away today and it was fun! Not to mention that the weather was just gorgeous! The kids got to pick and decorate pumpkins, jump on bouncy houses, pet animals in a petting zoo, and more.

It didn't take long for the kids to find their pumpkins!




Christopher had fun playing pumpkin basketball! He was limited to what he could do today, but he enjoyed this...he always loves basketball!!

Matthew giving him a push forward...and he got a basket!

Aww, so close!

Matthew got a hold of the camera and took this shot of Christopher, but I thought it turned out pretty cute (except he's missing some hair:).

Katherine got her turn with the camera and snapped this shot of us. She's always been a natural photographer (since she's been 3 years old??)!!

At the petting zoo, they had these baby rabbits that were SO cute (much cuter than these pictures show) and they were so easy-going/patient! They let tons of kids hold them and they would just sit in their laps, even while some kids would poke their eyes or pull their ears.
Here's Katherine holding the sweet baby rabbit.

Matthew thought they were cute for only a short while and then he "accidentally" dropped it. Oops. Hmm...

Christopher really loved this bunny. He sat and held him for a while and didn't want to give him up! He kept kissing it and petting it. It was so cute:)

There was also a horse and donkey there and Christopher kept pointing to the donkey and saying "Shrek!"...I was like "that's not Shrek, that's a donkey!" And then I realized that he knew it was a donkey and that he recognized it from the donkey in the movie Shrek. Too funny!

It was such a beautiful day that we had our windows open all day. Fall is finally here!

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