PattisBlessedFamily: Vala's Pumpkin Patch 2012

Another thing I love about Fall in Nebraska is Vala's!!! I seriously hope my kids never get too old or tired of going to Vala's because I love it and want to go every year for a long long time! This year our church was hosting a bonfire on a Wed night so we decided to go that night so we could roast hot dogs and marshmallows, etc. Of course the day that it was scheduled it was cold and windy :( But it wouldn't be Fall if it weren't chilly so we bundled up and went anyway! Fun tmes as always. This year I feel like we didn't see or do as much stuff for some reason but the kids were happy and that is all that counts! Ellie's favorite thing to do is the jumping pillows and could literally spend hours on them. Jack doesn't love them so much so he just spends his time when we are on them running around the edge of the pillows and playing in the sand :) I love that kid!! His favorite thing this year was the corn pit which thankfully is right next to the jumping pillows so all was good! We had fun running into lots of friends and Ellie found a girl from church that she wanted to play with the whole night.
Another fun activity that we did this year was the Zoo Spooktacular. We had never gone to that before but some friends had done it and told us that they liked it so I decided to get tickets. Of course once again it was a super cold night (after our Fall has been so nice!!) so we bundled up the kids in their costumes and walked around the zoo while the kids got to trick or treat for candy. They had the Kingdoms of the Night exhibit all lit up which was really neat because normally you can't see much of anything because it is so dark. We are so incredibly lucky to have such a great zoo in our city. We love it! Here are some pics from our trip to Vala's....