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pumpkin pickin' 2017

Our annual pumpkin picking trip! This year we didn't go to Patterson Farm. While i'm a bit bummed, it was jus a super busy time and so we went some place close to home. The Variety Produce place is a local farmer's store and really has a lot of charm! We were able to experience a fun time picking our pumpkins and painting them! This was Haylee's first year painting the pumpkin and decorating it. She truly enjoyed the whole entire experience of picking her pumpkins and decorating/painting it. When she picked the right pumpkin she held it all the way to the car and home! This was very different from our past pumpkin picking trip because she seemed to really get into the spirit of it all. She's growing up ahhh! The painting got a little messy. She decided to mix all her colors together and wanted to use her hands instead of the brushes. Haylee was anxious to put the "face" stickers on her pumpkin, however after the "face" was on she felt it was com

Universal Studios Harry Potter World

Last month we were in Florida and I blogged our visit to Magic Kingdom however I didn't blog our other part of the trip at Universal. Right after we got back from Florida we were in the car heading to Alabama for a wedding. I finally get time out of our busy schedule to post these photos! It was a gorgeous day at Universal and we had so much excitement for this part of our trip. We have been waiting a while to visit the Harry Potter world! As we entered the park there was a lot of guests already in there and stopping to get breakfast at the many different restaurants. I heard a lot of different shows happening while walking through the park. I turned at one point and saw Marilyn Monroe "filming" a scene.  We spent the first bit of the day in Diagon Alley, Ollivander's and riding a couple of roller coasters there. We purchased wands and had a blast being wizards for the day! We also had lunch at the Leaky Cauldron where we tried pumpkin juice. There were spots