The Pumpkin Patch

Monday night for FHE we went to the PUMPKIN PATCH!!!! Eric told me Sunday night he was too excited to go to the pumpkin patch to go to sleep. I just laughed. This was one of those things we did miss while we were in China. There weren't pumpkin patches and pumpkins were very hard to come by so we didn't carve any either. This pumpkin patch was called "The Farmstead Pumpkin Patch." It was lots of fun. When we got there, the first thing we did was walk around the patch and all find our pumpkins. We all had different kinds that we liked. Heidi was the one to help everyone pull their pumpkins off the vine. Then we went on the jumping pillow and the slides. One of the slides was a roller slide and the kids didn't really like going on it. Then the girls went on the cow train. This has always been one of the things the kids like to go on. Then we heard the announcer say that the pig races were going to start soon. We quickly picked out our spot in the front and center. The announcer asked for volunteers to cheer on their piggies. No surprise to us when Emma was picked. Her piggy was called "Pig Diddy". The race started and Pig Diddy was in the lead and WON!!!!!! Emma was then awarded a pig nose and told that she had to wear it the rest of the night at the pumpkin patch. Eric was so bummed he didn't get picked. After the pig races we went in the corn maze. Dad led the way using the map and we were able to make it out safely. We also did some ducky races. Dad was the big winner, even when he wasn't trying to. By now we were starting to get a little tired and cold. Eric had not gone on the cow train so we went over and everyone but mom got a train ride. It was such a fast moving ride my kids were wishing it would last forever. (not) Then they rode on the little go carts and tried roping a steer. After a few hours of playing at the farm we were all tuckered out and ready to go home. One last thing we had to do was take a family picture with the pumpkins and then get one of all the kids in the giant rocking chair. It was another fun evening tradition that we were able to do again back here at home, in USA.