Pumpkin Patch 2012

There is only one thing a travel bowl full of candy corn and peanuts can mean! PUMPKIN PATCH DAY!! The weather was beautiful, and we had so much fun! We went to the same patch that we went to last year. Apparently, they didn't have much luck with growing their own pumpkins this year because the "patch" was just an area cleared in a field of corn with a bunch of pumpkins from Walmart lying around. The kids didn't care, but Phil and I laughed about it. Last year, they were near the vines from which they actually grew and were of varying sizes. This year.. pick a pumpkin... they all pretty much looked the same. It is clearly a very exciting thing to do when you are four, though! They looked at many of them before Phil finally guided them to one that was somewhat round and decent looking. It was a fun day!

Rush's favorite part of the day: "Riding the tractor and picking out a pumpkin" (We were pulled by a tractor.)

Frannie's favorite part of the day: Riding the pony

On the hayride heading to the pumpkin "patch"

Sitting with their chosen pumpkin

Rush getting his head squished by a "self portrait" with the cell phone... makes me laugh!

Hayride on the way back

They had an old piece of farming equipment that had been turned into a slide. Rush wanted to climb up in the "driver's seat". He was SO happy!

Sliding!

Sliding!! It is so funny to me that they have so many "farm/pumpkin patch" things to do, and the slides and swings are the most popular attractions. :-)

The ponies were a bit disgruntled yesterday. They were side-stepping poop and pulling against their restraints. It was a short pony ride. We definitely didn't get our $5.00 worth. Yes, I said $5.00 PER CHILD for about three loops around a circle with a diameter of about 15 feet.

Watching the chickens

Rush is wishing he could climb IN the chicken coop. He loved the chickens. Thought they were hilarious!


Petting Joe and Moe, the baby goats (Rush loved it. Fran...eh... not so much.)

My babies... where does the time go?