Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we journeyed to a beautiful farm in Bluemont to pick pumpkins. This farm is great for kids; they have a playground, animals, terrific food and even a live band. It was a beautiful day and Gracie had a blast. As you can see by the pictures, we did not pick any pumpkins. That would entail a long hayride and the actual physical exertion of ripping a pumpkin from the ground. Um, no thanks. There were plenty of perfect pumpkins sitting by the gift shop for purchase. So that it what we did.


The slide was a huge hit!


What we think was her first time ever on a swing! She loved it!


The light by the barn was so great so we tried to get a good picture. Trust me, this one was the best! The rest involved squirming and even some tears!


Gracie and Daddy on the cow train. She wasn't too impressed!

Grace's first political rally

Our candidate visited Leesburg, Virginia last week and after many hours of “how can we take an 19 month old to a political rally at 5:30, in the cold, with 30,000 other people” we said to hell with it and bundled her up and went to Ida Lee Park. The weather was chilly but bearable. The crowd was huge but in good spirits (except for the Supporters from the “other side” who insisted on pissing me off with “excuse me ma’am but that bus is trying to turn. You aren’t going to let a school bus full of children out? You O*ama people are all the same”) and Grace maintained her cool for the 4 hours we were camped out in line. Although we never made it past the security gates, we were there. Apart of history. It was an awesome feeling and although Gracie will never remember it she can always say she was there.


The sea of people




Gracie and Daddy at the fence trying to get a better look


Ok, you can kind of see him...under the metal gate!

Words of Wisdom

by Gracie T and her mother who has no idea how to hold a camera. Sorry. If you have a laptop, you may be in luck. The rest of you may just want to go ahead and turn your head to the left for about a minute and 29 seconds! Enjoy