Pumpkin Patch

Just some pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch.....

Family October 2008

Joseph picking out his pumpkin with Daddy.

The boys posing with their pumpkins.

Joseph and Jacob as "Pumpkin Men"......(they came up with that idea on their own, cute!)

Hunter Farms is a little out of the way but a beautiful drive and something we've done every year since Jacob was a baby. They started charging money this year which we weren't very happy about but it's still a great place to go.
Hunter Farms has a tractor-pulled wagon that takes you out to the patch. Back at the farm they have a hay maze for the kids, a small little petting zoo and a hot dog stand that also serves other yummy treats like kettle corn, BBQ corn on the cob and funnel cakes. It's fun to go back every year to the same place. Our rule has always been that you can pick any pumpkin but you have to be able to carry it out of the patch (it can be kind of a long walk back to the tractor). As the boys get older it's fun to see the pumpkins they pick get a little bigger.

Jacob with his Pumpkin



Joseph's Pumpkin



Ben's Pumpkin




Lauren's Pumpkin......
Can you even see it? Oh well, it was the one she wanted. (:



This year the pumpkin selection was really bad. I don't think it was a very good season for growing anything but I was surprised to see so few orange pumpkins (most of them were still green and there were even some blossoms on many of the plants-weird!)

Still it was a fun outing with the kids.