The Pumpkin Patch, 2008

We took Logan out of school on Friday and headed up to Millennium Farms. It was the only time we could find to fit the trip in (to our amazingly full -- ha! -- schedules) unless we went right before Halloween. And that just wouldn't do! Going to the pumpkin patch is a family tradition! And we must make time for family traditions!

The kids were happy to run around when we got there since we had to wait for the tractor and trailer to return before we could go on our ride. I wasn't complaining about taking a few pictures either.

 

 

Because it was a Friday it seemed like we were the only "family" there. We saw a lot of people at the picnic tables, but we were literally the only family going on the hay ride. Sure, there were a bunch of five-year-olds on a field trip who were going, but that was different. In a good way. We got to jump on their bandwagon and listen to a presentation before the ride. Logan sat down on a bale of hay and answered questions right along with other kids. He's so uninhibited in that way!

We were shown a vine and told that boy flowers stay flowers and girl flowers turn into pumpkins. We learned that pumpkins need sunshine in order to turn orange. And we got to see several different kinds of pumpkins. Did you know there's such a thing as a blue pumpkin? It's true!

 

We had a great time on the hay ride and were anxious to find the perfect pumpkins once we reached "our" field. We were taken to a different area than the school kids. (Oh, and there was another family out there -- the James'! I heard my name and thought what?, looked up and there they were. An unexpected, but nice surprise. It was fun to see them.) I was a little sad to see the school kids treasures when they got back on the trailer and saw ours. The pumpkins in our patch were huge! Their pumpkins were bright and perfectly round, but small. Several of the kids were excited to tell us about them though.

After returning from the fields, Craig and Logan took our pumpkins to the car. Bergen and I looked at gourds while we waited for them. She was fascinated with them and picked the same one up twice. Needless to say, we brought it and two of its friends home with us.

 

We wrapped up our adventure with more fun at the petting zoo, the corn box, the play ground, and the straw maze. We also spent a little more time with the animals. The second time in the barn, Bergen wasn't as apprehensive as the first and she started naming them and making animal sounds. It was so cute!

(BTW we were told that lambs are usually born singly; twins being uncommon. This year however, there were triplet lambs on the farm!)

 

It was fun to watch the kids interact with each other this year. Bergen was so little last year. They entertained each other and seemed to have a good time together today.

 

 

 

All in all it was a perfect day and we enjoyed another memorable visit to the pumpkin patch.

*Did you notice Logan's blue pumpkin? It's really cool!