Pumpkins and Parties

Kids in the cornfield

We had a rather uneventful week, and with Halloween coming up, we decided to take the opportunity to go get pumpkins on Saturday.  It's likely that there will be no pumpkins for Halloween next year (which I have to admit I'm sad about), so we made the best of it this year!  We headed down to Earthbound Farms in Carmel Valley, did a pseudo cornfield maze, played in the corn box, and picked out great pumpkins for this year.

Later that night, I had the opportunity to attend a Spouse's Dining In hosted by Josh's Battalion.  For the past few months, some of the wives in the unit have been planning and fundraising for what turned out to be a great event.  Everyone was in costume - our theme was "patriotic" - so I decided to go as a 4th of July firework.  We had great food, and the grog wasn't too bad. 

On Sunday, we headed down to Asilomar State Beach to enjoy the beautifully warm weather we've been having for the past two weeks.  Naturally, the first thing we needed to do was put on jackets.  It seems anytime you get within sight of the water, you need to put on a jacket.  The second thing K needs to do once she gets within sight of the water is find a way to get absolutely soaked.  So she did.  It cut our visit a bit short since she actually managed to submerge herself several times and we had failed to bring a complete change of clothes for her, but it was a nice trip.  We might to try head back later this week if the weather holds.