fall festivities

this weekend we went down to Santaquin, UT for some fun family fall festivities. we went to the red barn where we stocked up on some cookies, and took a hayride to the pumpkin patch. it was fun to see how different it was for porter this year, compared to last. last year he didn't like the hay ride. this year he climbed on by himself, found a seat next to his cousin zach, and then yelled "I'm REAADY!" it made me laugh. last year at the pumpkin patch he kicked the pumpkins and called them "balls". this year he was yelling "PUMPKINS" as the hayride was pulling up to the pumpkin patch. he picked out his own, but changed his mind a few times. any time he found a new pumpkin he would walk all the way back to jared, grunting because it was so heavy, and would say "daddy, look! pumpkin!" it was such a beautiful day- i don't know if i have ever noticed a bluer sky. i loved the beautiful scenery. we went back to jamie's house and had some scrumptious potato soup in homemade bread bowls (post that one of your blog, jam). later, jamie took the girls on an atv ride up in the hills behind her house. nerve wracking at times, but beautiful, and fun. i love this new family tradition.