A few weeks ago, Coop and I headed to the Arboretum for a Mommy and Me Monday. They have an amazing Fall Festival, with a huge pumpkin patch. Last year, Cooper was too little to check out the pumpkin patch, so I was really excited about taking him this year. We lucked out the day we chose to go because it was overcast and rain was headed our way, so we basically had the whole place to ourselves. After a Mommy and Me music class, Coop and I headed over to the big pumpkin patch, and don't let this face fool you, someone had tons of f-u-n!


After walking around the mounds of pumpkins, I came across this great bench. Cooper instantly became focused on this bench and played for over an hour!
He climbed up and down, up and down, up and down.
A few times, I stacked pumpkins in one corner for him, and he had lots of fun throwing the pumpkins on the ground one by one.

Cooper totally went into his own world while playing on this bench. He just chatted away to himself and moved his little hands around like he was having a conversation with a friend. I walked all around him with my camera, just snapping away, and he only gave me an occasional glance!
















































