Faulkner Farms Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday we took the kids to Faulkner Farms (Pumpkin Patch) in Santa Paula. We love this pumpkin patch and have been going there for years. There were a few disappointments this year, the cost went up, $5.00 a person just to get in, it’s suppose to all goes back to the community so we try not to complain too much.  Last year some teenagers went into the corn maze and destroyed all of the corn stalks so there wasn’t much of a maze, so this year they used chicken wire to mark the path so this wouldn’t happen again but it wasn’t the same, not really a maze more of a path to walk through. They didn't seem to have as many pumpkins as past years but they had more agriculture, plants, animals and such so that was fine.

One of our favorite things to watch there is the pumpkin chunking, where they use a catapult to launch pumpkins into an empty field. This year we almost saw someone win! If it hits the cinder block wall they win a t-shirt or something and it sure came close this year. I always tell the kids that they can get the biggest pumpkin they want as long as they can carry it, they sure try to carry big ones! We love the kettle corn there too, the perfect amount of salt and sugar, mmmmmm. We had a great time on the hay maze, the hay tower, even the corn maze! 

Lake Buena Vista October 2012

We started off our summer as soon as Owen was out of school by going to Lake Buena Vista and this last week we ended our summer by doing the same. We had a great trip. Not as many people as we usually have but it was all family and it really was a great trip. Tony’s sister Tara and brother in law Loren were able to join us for a few nights; the kids really enjoyed spreading time with them.  My brother and sister in law came up for a night and my mom and Tom stayed the entire time with us. The kids were able to get a lot of time on “Big Mable,” and Tony was able to do a lot of wake boarding. We had water balloon fights, rode bikes, went swimming, went on the tube, went fishing, played in the sand and had a great time relaxing with our kids and family. The kids defiantly were not ready to come home, they love to camp!! The weather was great and we pretty much had the entire lake to ourselves. I counted five other campers on the entire Lake and only two other boats, one day there were no boats on the lake. It was a great way to end the summer and welcome fall. 

One of the cool sunsets 

Fishing with Auntie Tara 

Water balloon fight 

Owen and Mama on the Big Mable 

Tony wake boarding 

I think he forgot how to do it 

Home for a few days 

Owen needed his shades 

Emma fishing 

Even camping we have Taco Tuesday 

BOWLING DAY

After our time at the Lake riding bikes, we went to the Camarillo Airport for lunch then we took the kids bowling. The other little boy with us is Owen’s good friend Parker, we had a great day!

Owen Without Training Wheel

Owen is training wheel free!!! I know that it may seem that he is a little old to just be taking off his training wheels but we are so proud of him!!! HE hasn’t shown much interest in riding his bike, especially since there are not a lot of places near our house that doesn’t have a huge hill. This last weekend Owen asked to take of his training wheels so we took him to Lake Casitas to practice. He picked it up right away!! Here are a few videos, I hope they upload ok!