PumpkinFest '08

It's bigger than the Super Bowl, bigger than any Easter egg hunt or fireworks display or New Year's Eve party. Bigger than Christmas - well, almost. It's the annual Herriman Pumpkin Fest and this year, we owned it! Jason looks forward to this day all year long. He plans, he plants, he harvests, he carves, and he comes darn close to getting a hernia each and every year. This year's pumpkin weighed in at nearly 150 pounds. It wasn't pretty, but it was a winner. We have been snubbed the past two years at the Pumpkin Fest, but this year, we took home 2, yes, 2 medals. Jason's giant pumpkin won for his age category and Isaac won a medal in the Under 4 category. It was a proud, proud day for us all! So here are the pictures of our fabulous day at Pumpkin Fest '08!Alayna in preparation for dawning her witch costume. She really is the world's cutest witch!
Isaac the Vampire and Alayna the Witch with Jason's prize winning pumpkin.

Our little pumpkin had no idea that he even left the house. He slept through the entire evening.

The happy family. I feel like the giant pumpkin is just one more of my children. It's a bit jaundice looking, just like Eli, but isn't nearly as cute. Our two pumpkin champions. Don't be alarmed if Isaac looks a little sickly - it's just vampire make up.
Isaac with his medal, Alayna with Jason's medal (we convinced her that her pumpkin won a prize, so nobody tell her otherwise), and cousin Hailey with her medal. Hailey and Isaac both won for their age group, so we're keeping this Pumpkin Champ thing in the family!Isaac's pumpkin is the baby and Alayna's is the ballerina. When they called the names of the winners, the lady announced that "Isaiah Wardle" had won. Isaac asked, "Does that mean me?" They called the three winners, Alayna not one of them, and she turned to me and said,"Does that mean I didn't win?" It was kind of sad, but she had a cookie so she wasn't really all that upset. Plus, when Jason got his medal, we just gave it to Alayna and that made her day.

All, or at least most of the cousins at the Fest. It was Alyssa's birthday so we had a little party for her on the grass next to the pavilion. Such cute kids!


Now for a couple cute pictures of Mr. Elias. This is my three guys just chilling on the couch. I'm pretty sure they were watching football together, though I don't think Eli knew what was going on.

Eli's first bath. As you can see, he was not a fan. He's had a couple more baths since then and likes them much more now than he did that first time.