Lemos Pumpkin Patch

I was soooo excited to go to a pumpkin patch with Joe. I kept bugging my friend Hillary & her daughter Sarah to come with us. The night before we went, I was so excited I could barely sleep. Pony rides, train rides, pumpkins and a petting zoo! Awesome! I couldn't wait to see how Joe would act around all the animals and activities.
This picture was at the end of the day and Joe was having a heart to heart with the ponies. They were at a good distance.

This was Joe's favorite goat in the pen for 2 reasons: 1, it didn't try to mall him for food, and 2 it kept copying where Joe was looking. I wonder what they are looking at.

Pretty mellow goat, just like my son is starting to become. Yes he does have his moments, but he is pretty good at following me and just going with the flow. O yes, he hated actually feeding the goats and would make his arm go stiff so that the food would fall all over the ground.

Sarah and Joe waiting so patiently for the choo choo train on a rocking horse.

Still waiting for the choo choo train I decided to try and get a couple of pictures. I found out that if I tossed hay at my child he would smile and laugh uncontrollably. So if you see a family photo of us and some object is flying through the background, it's only so we can get a smile out of Joe :)

I love this boy so much, I really enjoy the toddler stage when they start to find their words. A couple days ago in the car on the way to get Steve we had a little conversation that went like this:

Joe: Hi mom!
Me: Hi baby!

Joe: Mama, hand

Me: Does your hand have an ouchie?
Joe: No, hand

Me: Do you want me to hold your hand?
Joe: Yes, hand

And that was it, driving down Mission St with my arm twisted to hold his little hand I thought this is what my mom has meant when she said, "life gets no better than this." He held my hand the whole way to get Steve and if I started to adjust he would patiently take my hand and get the perfect hand hold before getting comfortable again.

Never did I think 50 cent rides at the mall would be amazing, or that a pumpkin patch would be so exciting, or that the first time down a big twirly slide would be like conquering the world, but I guess when you are seeing it with your own child, it does mean everything.

Joe really likes reading about horsie's and saying neigh, so of course I thought he would love riding the pony. He liked talking about it and waiting to ride, but that was the extent of it. Getting all buckled in, you can tell he is rethinking this big boy pony thing.

One time around the circle, if you notice his hands are in his lap, he refused to hold onto the reins/saddle, but he is still acting content. When I got his attention for a picture, the eyes started to water, lip started to quiver, but still no crying...tough boy, then he tried leaning off the pony. Hillary and I tried to reaffirm him and luckily the worker took him off soon after. I was very proud, that has got to be kind of scary for a baby, and he did way way better than he did with Santa Claus, so I couldn't be any more proud.

Thanks Hillary and Sarah for the company! We love you guys!

*****************Can someone tell me how to get my picture centered at the top? That will bug me so bad if I can't get it figured out!