Pumpkin Patch

We finally made it to a pumpkin patch this year. It was rainy, windy, muddy and stinky (in that order). As per tradition we met up with the Many's for the outing. Because the destination we've attended the last 5 or so years shut down, we were in need of a new patch. But the weather wasn't great, in fact the rain and wind the night before were making such a racket I woke up often (even more than usual with a 4 month old across the hall), and in the morning it seemed exhausting just thinking about packing up the kids for 1/2 hour drive north to muck around in a muddy field, and then drive home again in wet clothes. So, I decided to look up the location of a small working farm near by that also boasted a modest pumpkin patch along with their long list of animals. It was pretty run down, but as promised filled with lots of animals we were permitted to feed, pet (& smell) and yes, pumpkins. Although I love supporting those local businesses it was a slight let down and paled a bit in comparison to our previous October Adventures, we'll have to keep on looking...

(geese)

(lil punkins)

(baaa)

(kids)

(the fam)

(turkey in the straw)

(corny)

(new piglets)

(chicks and ducklings)

(wheel borrows + mud = hard)

(it's cold & wet)

(muddy pumpkin socks)