Thursday, October 20, 2016

our trip to anderson farms

posted by owen

we went to anderson farms fall fest this year to enjoy their corn maze and pumpkin patch. we did lots of fun activities like car racing, barrel rides, playground fun, corn maze treasure hunt, and of course, a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick out a few pumpkins. we had so much fun there and the weather was great! an awesome way to kick off the fall season. we're definitely going back again next year.

the big pumpkin

visiting on a weekday = fewer crowds

sibling rivalry on display

now that's one huge pumpkin



eloise and daddy in the barrel ride

go tractor go!

so much fun

feeding the goats



wow, our family is large enough to fit each spot on the board


everett and the giant pumpkin man

making our way through the corn maze

we took a fun hayride to one of the large pumpkin patches on the farm

eloise found a pumpkin she liked


everett trying to push the giant pumpkin, the pumpkin won



eating our owl lollipops

we had a great time at anderson farms

Saturday, October 8, 2016

2016 albuquerque international balloon fiesta

posted by everett

we drove to albuquerque for our annual trip to balloon fiesta. we decided not to go on friday as we thought the forecasted weather would prevent the balloons from flying, but it turned out to be one of the best days. fortunately, many still flew on saturday so we watched and gawked as they all lifted off from the field. we left the house at 5:30 am in order to make it to the field before the balloons lifted off. after over an hour in traffic and lines, we were finally able to enjoy yummy breakfast burritos, neat gift shops, a funnel cake and of course all the colorful balloons made for a wonderful morning (totally worth the exhaustion!). we even finished the day off by helping one team pack up their balloon since clouds had moved in and rain was on the way.

nothing beats a breakfast burrito at balloon fiesta

eloise's 2nd balloon fiesta

it's too cold and early for a sibling hug

wow, so this is what it's like to watch hundreds of balloons lift off

owen was so excited to see all the balloons in the sky


the official balloon fiesta watching position

we're just getting started

i love our trips to albuquerque for the balloon fiesta

who knew darth vadar and yoda were buddies

lots of pointing

it was a bit too windy for the penguins to fly

we got to help pack up the penguin balloon