when we lived in eugene, we always went to the pumpkin patch at thistledown farms with the douglass family. we have a lot of great memories from those days. here are a few pictures from back in the day. ethan, violet & noah must be around 3 and 4 years old.
maya & jen
in portland our tradition has been to go with the stephens family to the pumpkin patch at sauvie island. here is a photo from our first year with them in 2008.
this year was fantastic, eating roasted ears of corn (dipped in butter!), exploring the corn maze and hunting for the perfect pumpkin. i am only 20 weeks pregnant here, but i look like i might pop.
frankie started out the trip asleep…
and woke up in a bad mood…
and kept crying for the group shot too. i can’t believe how much the kids have grown in 3 years!
very cool tractor shot.
we jumped on the hay ride and ventured into the fields. ethan & poppi.
frankie finally stopped crying and started looking for the perfect pumpkin.
grayson in the field.
aidan being himself.
hunter & ethan on the hay ride back.
sarah found a big one.
all in all, it was a wonderful afternoon! bryn & maya.
maya mori 
November 7, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Maya, you look so beautiful in these pics- not that you aren’t always beautiful, but the pics from this year’s trip capture something special about you. Of course, the kids are always gorgeous: I think that first pic with Vi and Noah is from 2004, cause I remember that pumpkin patch trip. All beautiful. Happy fall.
Kristine