A chilly and fun day at the zoo

Did someone say train ride?  If so, Sam said yes.  Sam knows when we go to the zoo that means a lot of train rides.  We bundled up and headed out. 

As soon as we got inside Sam was off and running.

코끼리



Wanna race?

   

Pic of the Day

Happy Halloween

In this corner, wearing blue trunks, hailing from parts unknown, weighing 34 pounds...The Sleepless Wonder...Sam "The Sandman" Shappee.

Getting a pep talk from Harmony before heading back into the ring.

The Champ is here!

The camera had trouble capturing Sam's fists of fury.

Pumpkin Patch 2012!

We hit the pumpkin patch.  We actually thought it was just a small farm and we would be in and out with a pumpkin.  It actually is a pretty big farm that has lots of fun stuff for the kiddos including a hayride and animals.

After checking out the animals, we headed to stand in line and wait for the hayride which was pulled by a tractor.  Sam was very excited.

Here it comes!

Sam kept tripping over the pumpkins and the vines (is that what they're called?).  He does NOT like to get his hands dirty so it was quite the experience for him.

Yeah...we lasted about 45 seconds in the "mild" corn maze. Needless to say, we did not even attempt the big maze.

See that little pumpkin (or hunkin as Sam would call it)?  That's about as big a pumpkin as J would let us get.  I wanted a much bigger pumpkin.  He was not a fan at all.  Maybe b/c he knew he'd be responsible for all the carving?  :-)

Fall Fun 2012

We hit the fall festival at the Irvine Nature Center.  It was really fun and free for littles under the age of 2.  Unfortunately I didn't doublecheck the start time and we arrived an hour early.  We killed some time by finding a sweet area to take some pics of Sam.  (what else is new?)

He's getting so big.  I can't believe how time is just flying by!

**P.S.  We're sending a shout out to our new niece and Sam's new cousin, Lauren Mae!  We can't wait to meet you, beautiful girl! <3