In case you didn't know, I LOVE going to the pumpkin patch! Every year, my mom and sisters and I venture out to the Powell Pumpkin Patch near Louisburg, Kansas. On the way we stop at the Louisburg Cider Mill for cider donuts. Oh, they are sooooo good! Weekend before last, we took advantage of a beautiful Sunday afternoon to go pumpkin hunting! It's always funny, because there are all kinds of families with little kids picking out pumpkins, but I don't think anyone gets as excited as the four of us!
Each of the girls picked out a pumpkin to carve, so that accounted for two pumpkins. We brought home 15 plus some goards! We love seeking out the unusual ones. As Lydia put it, you just know when you've found the "one". The light shines on it just right and its like it's just you and the pumpkin in the field....or in mom and my case, you and your many perfect pumpkins!
The variety of pumpkins that they planted this year had rediculous stems on them. I guess they must have got tired of people breaking the stems off!
Things to remember next year:
Bring a knife to cut pumpkins from the vine.
Stay calm and walk to the back of the patch and work your way to the front. {this would certainly save us from lugging all those pumkins further than neccessary}
Bring water.
oh my gosh! looks like such a fun day! i want to take my kids there! maybe in the next few years we could drive up and go to the pumpkin patch with ya'll! your mama looks great! i miss her!!!
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oh so much fun. we went to the pumpkin patch this weekend too.... love it!
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