Hee Haw Pumpkin Patch & Farm

A couple weekends ago we went to the Hee Haw Pumpkin Patch. It was really much more than just a pumpkin patch, there were lots of other things to do too.

We went on a train ride made of large water barrels with wheels hooked together and pulled by a 4-wheeler

A corn box, like a sand box, but with corn instead. Whitney loved it!  I had to make sure Brooke didn't eat too much corn.

There was a petting zoo with chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, turkeys, goats and rabbits. Whitney was brave to pet the goats and the rabbits.  Brooke was a little scared of the cows. 

We took a hayride to the pumkin patch which was in a corn field.  Some of the pumpkins were still attached to the vine. We let Whitney get a little pumpkin and Brooke got an even smaller one.

There was also a pig race where kids chased a little pig. People stood in a circle so the pig couldn't get out while kids ran after it. Poor little pig, everytime it squeeled Brooke cried :( There was a pony ride, but we got there just as the pony was being unsaddled. So we missed it, but we think we might go again sometime this week. We rode down a slide made of bales of hay stacked with a slick board on it where we slide down on burlap sacks.  We were there for about an hour and a half. We left when it got dark and middle and high school kids started to show up.  PUNKS!

Brig's LA Trip (Sept. 13-16)

Most of this trip was spent in line at the Price is Right.  They didn't get called up, but you may see them in the audience when the shows they went to air on October 11th and 15th.

Big Bonk!!

This is what happens when socks meet a slick floor!!!  Whitney was running and turned the corner way to sharp and slipped, my poor baby!!  It made my heart hurt to see her so beat-up.

I told her to frown so the picture would be more dramatic, she was fine after a little crying and cuddling with me.

Happy just in time for a nap with her auch(binky).  Later that afternoon we went to Target, and I made sure to brush her hair so her bangs covered the lump on her head, but it still showed a little because her hair is still so short and thin.

Brig's Puerto Rico Trip (Sept. 8-13)

At the beginning of this month Brig went to Puerto Rico on his Jet Blue pass. He and his brother Adam were there for 5 days.  This is a short version of what they did and the pictures are at the bottom with captions to let you all know where they were in the pic.

In Old San Juan they toured the 2 fortresses there right on the beach.  It had some amazing views of the ocean.

There was a waterfall that they went to that was deep in the jungle...El Yunque Rainforest.  Local frogs constantly chirped and Whitney sized (or even longer) Iguanas were seen.

After Puerto Rico, they rode a ferry over to the island of Vieques that is about 30 miles off the coast of Puerto Rico.  There they slept in hammocks on the beach and were beach bums for the day. Wild horses replaced the low rider car.  They would ride up and down the streets cantering to impress the ladies.  Brig said that was awesome, yet amusing enough to smile at.

While in Vieques, they swam in the world's greatest Bio Bay where the water lights up when you move. Bioluminescent organisms (dinoflagellates) are what make the water light up when you move in the water. It reminded him of Avater glowing or Edward in the sunlight.  Isn't he hot?  Looking back on the tour they thought it seemed a little creepy to be riding in the back or a stranger's beat up truck out into the middle of nowhere, but luckily none of their organs were harvested.

Now to the food...They ate at a couple of places that we saw on an episode of Man vs Food on the travel channel.  At El Churrey they ate the Churrasco sandwich and wrap which was suppossed to be amazing but they thought it was good but not the best thing they had ever eaten.  They also ate the pork that was on the show.  It was a monster piece of pork that had the skin still on it.  Brig said that the skin was crunchy and tough to bite through.  He also ate Mofongo and fried Plantains.  Oh yeah...he drank coconut milk...yucky.  The best thing they ate while they were there was a burrito at some restaurant they went to when they first got there.  BOOM!

I am so glad to have them come back alive, you never know what will happen when you tour out of the country.  I guess Puerto Rico isn't that scary of a place.

All You Can "Jet Blue" Pass

Jet Blue Airlines is running a special from Sept. 7th to October 6th where you buy one Airline ticket for a very reasonable price and you get to fly anywhere Jet Blue flies, anytime you want for that month. So, being the wonderful wife that I am, I have let Brigham take advantage of this opportunity to travel with his brother Adam. So far they have gone to Puerto Rico and this next week they are going to California to be on the Price is Right! We are thinking of t-shirt ideas....any suggestions? They also plan to go to New York and maybe back to Puerto Rico to visit more islands they didn't get to go to the first time. So far I have been fine at home alone. I do miss Brig's company and the way he helps with the girls but I'm glad he's having fun!