11/02/2010

Just Another Year at the Pumpkin Patch

I'm a sucker for tradition, so I insist on our yearly visit to the pumpkin patch--even if it has to wait until the day before Halloween. And don't even TRY to suggest that we give a new place a chance. We got to Bengstons every year, and I'll continue to force the entire family to go there long past the point where the kids are completely bored with the place!

I thought going the day before Halloween would be a mistake, but it was surprisingly empty that Saturday, and we had a really great time doing all of our favorite things: the petting zoo, the rides, the pig races, our annual photo with the measuring stick, the hay ride, the pumpkin patch. This year we bought our pumpkins at Jewel--a break in tradition that I did not feel particularly comfortable with but one that was necessary if we were to have a chance  to actually carve pumpkins before Halloween. For that first time ever, we actually made it into the corn maze, and I had a very scary moment when the girls took off, and I realized we had lost them. Luckily, we managed to retrieve them again before long.

Here are some photos from the patch. Enjoy!

The girls pose with Homer Simpson

The rides

See how they've grown!

And they're off!

The three of us on the hay ride

Oops--the little boy in the pumpkin on the left does NOT belong to us!

$49.99 seemed steep, but we finally ponied up to take these cute little girls home.

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