Pumpkins and Half Birthdays

On October 23rd, we celebrated Benjamin's half birthday with candles and cookies......

We headed down to a pumpkin patch on a unseasonably warm late October day.  

 After carefully choosing our pumpkins and several photos we loaded up and headed to Oma and Opa's house which is just a few minutes from the pumpkin patch

 Josie and Opa working on a project together

 And what would a trip to Oma and Opa's be without a trip out in the boat

When we got home Marty wowed the kid with his carving skills.. actually we divided the job.  He cut off the top and scooped out the guts.  I did the actually carving.