Diamond's Are Forever: Witches Day Out

October has always been both mine and Zac's favorite month for various reasons. The leaves begin to change, the air becomes crisp and cool, people start getting festive. {Zac says the best sports are in season, and there is the deer hunt} Then, best of all, there is Halloween. This year, having Drayze, we have had so much more to look forward to this October. Buying him cute autumn clothes, tiny little pumpkins, and deciding what he should be for his first Halloween has kept us excited and busy, but mostly full of fun.

This weekend Zacary took off with his "ol man" to do some deer hunting, as most husbands do. {Widowers weekend they call it} Contemplating what Drayze and I would spend our time doing while daddy was gone, my mom and I finally decided Gardener's Village it was. Gardeners Village is especially fun during October. They have all sorts of witches through out the place, tiny boutiques full of the cutest things, and people gathered everywhere. This idea did not disappoint.

Early afternoon Saturday we loaded two vehicles {Mom, Deveny, Drayze, Ryan, Kyran, Grandma Barb, and me} and headed straight to the festivities. This was so much fun! Drayze got a Halloween monster book. Kyran got to ride a pony. And, to no one's surprise, Grandma Barb had more than enough fun for the rest of us.

After a long afternoon {and tired feet} at "the witch fest" it was time for a good sit down lunch. Olive Garden. My favorite! Drayze got to sit in a high chair for the first time like a big boy. :) Over lunch we realized the only thing Gardener's Village didn't have to offer was pumpkins! This was a must. We decided we would let the kids nap on the car ride and stop at the Red Barn in Santaquin on the way home. This was the best idea! At the Barn we went on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch. Here we slid down an 18 foot slide. Ky went down it about 18 million times. We raced {pedal} tractors, got lost in a maze, took a million pictures, and picked out our pumpkins.

What an incredible day. We all had so much fun! It was definitely a day worth cherishing.

As the day comes to a close, Drayze is bathed, fed and tucked into bed. I sit here in my quiet house replaying the best moments of the day in my head, thinking about how blessed we are to have such an amazing family and to be fortunate enough to make such wonderful memories.

I can't wait for Zacary to come home so we can share with him how much fun we have had today, and hear about how much fun he has had this weekend too. October this year is still fairly young with many more memories to be made. The best time of year is here!