Over the weekend Tim and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (and 18 years together!)  Loretta was gracious enough to babysit Lex so we could actually enjoy a kid-free dinner at an Italian restaurant downtown.

On Sunday Lex and I left Tim at home (due to his extreme horse allergy) and went to a very cool birthday party held at a local stable.  There were four different horses that the party guests could groom and then ride.  Despite the fact that this was the first time Lex had ever even been around a horse, he had no fear and enjoyed the experience.  (And of course we were very careful to take off and immediately wash all of our “horsey” clothing when coming back into the house.)

Then today we went to another pumpkin patch with our play group.

Here’s Lex looking very dapper and “Top Gun-like” in his bomber jacket (it was COLD there!)

The farm had a train that took the guests over to the pumpkin field.  This was the highlight of the day for the kids!