Monday, November 2, 2009

Pumpkin Patch

The weather never really cooperated for us during all of October. Especially on the weekends. We had the best of intentions on getting the kids to the pumpkin patch, but then the one weekend it was nice enough, Jeremy became infected with that horrible virus/bug/fluid-in-his-lung thing. Ick.

The only day we had free was the Tuesday before Halloween, mainly because Phil works from home on that day and we had to make sure to include Riley. We went after she got off the bus, and although it was chilly, the kids still had fun. And as an added bonus, the pumpkin patch is cheaper on the weekdays. The kids pretty much had free reign of the entire place, and they were a tad muddy afterward. We didn't get a chance to try out the corn maze because the pathway was muddy and had tons of puddles. The kids saw plenty of animals, from sheep to goats, bunnies to pigs, cows to even a llama.

I was bummed that the kitchen wasn't open because I was in the mood for some hot apple cider. But we did pick up some apple cider donuts, which the kids and I enjoyed the next morning, and Phil surprised me with some delicious fudge. I'm a sucker for yummy food.

Jeremy with SpongeBob.

Giving Diego a high-five.

The kids with Bob the Builder.
Riley posing in the wooden train.

Riley and Shaggy. I love how excited she looks!

Jeremy on the big pile of straw.
(You can see our church in the background.)


The kids behind the train.

Inside the inflatable train. Since we came during the week,
the kids had unlimited turns going in and out of the train.
They couldn't have been happier.


We already had our pumpkins, thanks to my uncle. My mom picked them up about 2 months ago and we placed them on our front steps. Of course we waited until almost the last minute to carve them, but I'll leave that for another post.

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