camels, and ponies, and pigs, oh my!

the fall rite of passage - a trip to goebbert's pumpkin patch.

we must reflect on a few prior events first. 

to set the mood, it was "ditch" dark last evening according to amalea. amalea fooled mom, a true dupe. the two were eating a snack which included pepperoni (note, none were consumed by amalea). amalea pointed off to the distance quickly and exclaimed, "look! a green pepperoni!" mom fell for it and jerked her head to follow amalea's lead. mom had to ask "were you tricking me?" then the giggling began! so it was blue, yellow, and all other colors of pepperoni all over the place for a good hour later. hey, if you've got something good, just keep working it!

this morning amalea made her bed all by herself. we commended her on her accomplishment. she said it had a big lump in it though. when asked why she did this, she just said that "i didn't want you (mom) to make it", why, "i don't know."

also this morning isabel performed some of her eating on the edge stunts...

now for the pumpkin patch. we saw pigs race. amalea asked, "why do they make pigs race?" good question. amalea raced over to the pumpkin eating dinosaur everytime it's mealtimes arrived (until it squished amalea's arm against the fence - don't worry, just a tiny cut and slivers). isabel said "no" when asked if she wanted to get near it. but she did cheer it on with delight and clapped for it whenever it crushed and then chomped on a pumpkin. feeding the piglets corn was highly adorable. there was a lot of squealing, mostly from isabel. amalea demanded to ride on the camel. and both girls rode on the ponies.