Hay and Pumpkins Everywhere!

A couple of weeks ago, some friends and I met up at the Arboretum to enjoy this awesome fall weather. In celebration of the fall season, the arboretum decorated the park with hundreds (or perhaps even thousands) of pumpkins!  They were everywhere!  There was a fun kids' section that was completely covered with hay and pumpkins, so we decided to take the kids out of their strollers to let them play. Well, of course, my kids never fail to amuse me... as soon as I set them down on the hay, they became so upset because they didn't like the feeling of the hay on their bare feet!  They also despise shoes and refuse to wear them, so it was really a no win situation for them :)

Here is our first attempt of a group picture with their buddy Sam and the boys' first encounter with the hay...

The frustration and anger over the hay on their feet began to esculate as more and more got tangled between their toes...

Looks like Sam is trying to console Benjamin...

I couldn't help but to laugh at the ridiculousness...

I tried to distract them with a pumpkin...

But, it didn't work, so sweet Melissa layed a blanket down for us to sit on...

Of course, adorable Sam was sweet as always... unlike my boys, he posed for the camera and didn't mind the hay one bit!  Actually, I think he enjoyed chewing on it :)

While Sam looks at the camera, my boys look at Sam!

Finally! Here's one picture of the boys looking up! Melissa worked really hard to get us this picture!

On the other hand, it's always so easy to catch this duo looking at the camera and looking adorable!

Me and my buddy...

Our friend Amie was also with us that day with her two beautiful girls.  Here is Olivia (Livie)...

... and her big sister Elise, who absolutely loves to pose for the camera!

Since the kids were having fun and my boys finally got over their hay frustration, we decided to feed the kids lunch there...

Sam even posed for us during lunch time...he's so stinkin' cute!

After lunch, we took a walk to the infamous spitting frogs...

Here are the boys getting wet while staring at one of the frogs...

We had a great afternoon and for many days afterwards, I kept finding hay everywhere...in my car, in their bed, in the diaper bag, in their stroller...