October Pumpkins

Pumpkin Patch Catch Up:  We visited our neighboring Dugalla Farm for an evening in the pumpkin patch and corn maze.

Choosing pumpkins and looking toward the bay.

Posers

Looking West

Pumpkin Patch complete with hay wagon.  Load 'em up.

Headed into the thick of the corn maze.

Gabe dropped a seed corn trail, so we didn't get lost.

Made it out to join the Hail and Farewell of officers that evening as part of family friendly Navy function.

We were going to meet a big crowd, but due to event time change, we had the patch ALL to ourselves at annual trip to Case Farm.

Gabe and Lydia formed a game:  Complete four laps of the hay maze, with eyes closed, first!

Pumpkins good enough for pie.

Gabe decides pigs may be in his future with these friendly weaners.

Friendly grunts.

Case Farm known for its beautiful edible heirloom corn.

Brought home some winter squash.

Gabe talks with the turkeys.  Tried to upload a video to no avail. 

Domestic Art

Ever-bearings in October

Kneading a Sourdough

Fourteen

Gabe got Dad to take a Gabe holiday for his 14th birthday.  It gave Dad a three day weekend.  Grandpa and Grandma came for Saturday fishing.  Monday we had a Gabe day.  We had breakfast at Adrift and bought some new Wranglers jeans at Coastal to cover the long legs.  Gabe and Dad spent the afternoon building a bird feeder according to plan.  Mom and Lydia were busy in the kitchen with the birthday dinner and chocolate layer cake.

Bird feeder construction zone.

Thumbs up!

Birthday Dinner - Crustless French Quiche and Spinach Salad with Bacon, Tomato, Avocado.

Lydia was up first in the morning, getting the birthday on.

Cake with buttercream and nasturtiums.

Hand made card from Liddy.

Vintage Photo from Aunt Janelle with a string of 14 fish!

Treasure trove of fishing lures.

Thank you Uncle Seth and Aunt Janelle!  Gabe was telling Dad how each one was special.  The best!

Lydia doing a happy dance that she found a winner of a gift- a hanging fish scale!

Creative wrap and unwrap.

Real Tree

Modeling Camo

The Big Gift from Dad

Gabe made this birthday last, savoring each moment.

What is it?  Could it be?  Can we afford that, Dad?

Bird Scope!

Thank you Dad!

Lydia started lighting candles, but it was a three man job.

The Birthday Glow

What was that?!

Lydia carries out Gabe's tradition.

Slow Blow

Lots of breath and lots of smoke.

Eating Flowers

Cake cutting always serious business.

Gonna be good.  Whipped cream/Mascarpone Filling

Rbst-free Breyer's with the cake.  Mom wrote the company a letter years back.;-)  First "sugar" birthday in a few years.

Bought Sheba a birthday bed at Costco.

Seahawks won a game tonight!  Gabe is pointing at his hat, not me.

Loving my son.

Bird Feeder in Operation