The Hartland fam got into the Halloween spirit this year by heading off to our local farm, Spooners, on Saturday to pick out our Halloween pumpkins and then carving them for Family Home Evening last night. A good time was had by all. I think we are now ready for some candy and the big day!
Lia and I posing in the pumpkin patch.
After taking a spill out of the wheelbarrow, Lia wanted nothing to do with it or pictures for the next few minutes. Hence the grumpy face.
Lia standing a safe distance from papa and his evil wheelbarrow.
A few minutes later, Lia brightened up when it was finally her turn to pick out a pumpkin. She had been asking for weeks to have a "medium, white pumpkin." We had to wander over to the area with the big bins of gourdes to find a white pumpkin to choose. Here Lia is hard at work with papa searching for the perfect one.
The two of them carefully weighing their options.
The chosen one.
No autumn trip to Spooners is complete without the classic pumpkin house picture.
After finding our pumpkins, we walked over to the barn to check out the animals.
And then to participate in some duck racing. Lia loved this!
Ron and Lia gearing up for another round of racing!
Lia pumping hard to send her little duck down the chute to the bucket of water below.
Lastly, we wandered off to the back area of the farm where they had the goats and llamas and a mock set-up of
Alice and Wonderland. Random, yes, but fun nevertheless. Here are my two favorite people on top of the Queen of Hearts' castle.
We're on top of the world!
Lia and I back at home at on monday night. We started first with Lia's pumpkin. I was instructed to carve a happy face on Lia's pumpkin and a sad face on mine.
Lia supervising my carving.
Papa hard at work across the table.
The Hartland fam of pumpkins. From happy to scary to sad, we covered a wide range of emotions that night.
Lia and I posing in the pumpkin patch.
After taking a spill out of the wheelbarrow, Lia wanted nothing to do with it or pictures for the next few minutes. Hence the grumpy face. 
Lia standing a safe distance from papa and his evil wheelbarrow.
A few minutes later, Lia brightened up when it was finally her turn to pick out a pumpkin. She had been asking for weeks to have a "medium, white pumpkin." We had to wander over to the area with the big bins of gourdes to find a white pumpkin to choose. Here Lia is hard at work with papa searching for the perfect one.
The two of them carefully weighing their options.
The chosen one.
No autumn trip to Spooners is complete without the classic pumpkin house picture.
And then to participate in some duck racing. Lia loved this!
Ron and Lia gearing up for another round of racing!
Lia pumping hard to send her little duck down the chute to the bucket of water below.
Lastly, we wandered off to the back area of the farm where they had the goats and llamas and a mock set-up of Alice and Wonderland. Random, yes, but fun nevertheless. Here are my two favorite people on top of the Queen of Hearts' castle.
We're on top of the world!
Lia and I back at home at on monday night. We started first with Lia's pumpkin. I was instructed to carve a happy face on Lia's pumpkin and a sad face on mine.
Lia supervising my carving.
Papa hard at work across the table. 
The Hartland fam of pumpkins. From happy to scary to sad, we covered a wide range of emotions that night.
I soooo miss the great Pacific Northwest! Autumn is the best. You look radiant FYI.
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