Sophia in the pumpkin patch

One of Sophia's friends had a birthday party out in the pumpkin patch near Lumsden last week. This was the party for which Tricia made the "Witch" cake with all the black icing. Sophia, William and all of their friends were there, and they had a wonderful time. It was, however, gale-force windy, and dust was flying everywhere. Great for my allergies. For a couple days after the party, Sophia said "Plates fall onna grass!" and we had to think what she meant, but then we remembered that any paper plate without food on it (and several with food, especially the cake which was so light and fluffy) went flying off the picnic table. because of the wind.

Even with the crazy wind, everyone had a great time, and it was sunny enough to take some good photos of the kids on the enormous pumpkin pile. Also, there was a hay-bale maze that was just high enough to hide 2-year-old kids. Convenient, when you look the other way for 2 seconds to discover that your kid wasn't right where you thought she was. Good side of that, though, is that it's a maze and 2-year-olds aren't smart enough to solve a maze. yet...

Walking in the maze.


Pumpkins!


Pumpkins and my pal.


Lookit me, I can drive a tractor. Beep beep!


A little childcare goes a long way.


Oh, and that "Witch" cake? here it is:

Yup, that's a breadstick for the broomstick, cookies for the hat and bristles, and black black jet-black icing that stains everything it touches, including flesh. The kids had a ball with it, and all the parents were suitably impressed.