The great pumpkin search and cat's meow!

We hit up The Girls' Strawberry Patch for the first pumpkins we've bought in years.

There are rescued birds there too and Ava loves them!

She's searching for the bunnies that have a burrow behind this huge pumpkin.

:)

Attempting a photo-op.

We don't get a ton of pictures together and I love this one.

In the background you can see the extensive rows of hydroponic stands. The growing season starts pretty soon!

A hippie Jeep for our cutie pie.

"This is the one!"

"And these too! But they're awfully heavy." She had to sit down and take a little break.

This afternoon, we took a break from football and headed downtown to visit this exhibit. It was all about cats - artwork, crafts, and more.

Ava pointed out all the kitties in this painting. She also really liked feeling all the sculptures.

In one room we found three huge stuffed cats and Ava took turns kissing them all and riding on the white Bengal.

In the craft room, Ava spotted this little girl and watched her playing with a cat she made. They took turns waving at each other too. :)

"Whew! I need a cat nap!"

Prior to our Sunday afternoon adventures, Ava, Daddy, and Dolly watched some Signing Times.

And then we carved our pumpkin!

She wasn't really into putting her hands in the seeds, but liked spooning the goop. She was also a good helper and picked up any seeds that dropped on the deck.

Little did we know that the cat theme would rule the day!

Happy-week-before-Halloween!