Pumpkin Village '12

Last week while my mom was in town we took the kids to the Arboretum to see the Pumpkin Village that they have every fall.  It's one of my favorite fall destinations.  They have thousands of pumpkins and gourds made into many different displays.  I love the houses covered in pumpkins.  They also have an amazing outdoor garden exhibit right now by Dale Chihuly.  It is a collection of huge glass sculptures that can hardly be described and must be seen.  They are very beautiful. 

I wanted to take lots of fall pictures of Mia and Quinn with the pumpkins.  Mia let me get several good pictures, but Quinn doesn't like to pose yet.  It's a good thing he's so photogenic!  We hope to go back at least one more time to see the pumpkins again.  I love that every time we go to the Arboretum we see something new!

I debated whether to post this next picture because of my sleep-deprived, makeup-less face.  I finally decided I'd rather be a part of the day than edit myself out because I didn't find a perfect picture of myself.