Pumpkin Patch

So, we have made our first trip to the pumpkin patch with Emma.  We went with our two families and had a great time.  Yesterday our church had their annual Pumpkin Patch party and we went as Mr & Mrs Claus and one tiny reindeer.  There will never be a time when we have eight tiny reindeer.  We will leave that to others and joyfully settle for our one tiny reindeer.  The unexpected result of going as the Claus family is that it proved very confusing for a number of the children that attended the party.  Our Youth did a Trunk-r-treat and our small groups each decorated a trunk.  Many were the wide eyed children that couldn't believe Santa would come at Halloween.  One such child dressed as a lizzard backed away from us after getting his candy from Santa shaking his head saying "not right, not right".  He was about four or five years old.  I had a couple of parents jokingly chastise us for confusing the children which I turned right around and blamed on corporate America.  If Fred Meyer hadn't put out their children's Christmas clothing before Halloween then Jeff wouldn't have seen the reindeer jumper, complete with reindeer antlers on the hood and booties, and thought it was the coolest thing and wanted to get it.  I wasn't so excited about it and after talking with my small group girls we agreed that he should get it only if he promised to be santa for the party.  Of course I couldn't let them go with out Mrs. Claus so there you have it.  We don't have any pictures of it ourselves but I will try and snag one and post it soon.

~Mamma H