The Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual trip to Aldor Acres today with Corey and Carmen. It was an absolutely gorgeous October day. Sunny and 15 degrees and there hasn't been any rain in close to a week so the fields were nice and dry. This year looks like it was very good for pumpkins. Lot's of big ones and very few rotten ones.
Our family got there a bit early so we headed over to a few of the barns where they have some animals. The first barn we always go to has this singing pig in it that will probably cause nightmares with my kids for the rest of their lives. As soon as they see it it's like they're seeing the devil. We usually manage to walk by into the rest of the barn but this time Carter was also upset with the smells and loud noises from the crowds so he and I had to get out fast. We headed over to a slightly less crowded barn that didn't smell as much and he was quite happy that he 'wasn't scared' there.

The big hit with Callie was the bunnies. This year they had at least 40 of them and they were everywhere. You could pick them up and hold them and if Callie had her way she would have taken one home with her. There's something about cats and bunnies that she absolutely loves. It's only a matter of time before she asks us for one or the other. She's mildly allergic to cats so I'm expecting the bunny or hamster request within the next few years.

We did our usual things including the petting zoo, barns, hotdogs and pumpkin pie, chickens and finally a hay ride to the pumpkin patch. Everyone piles on a trailer towed by a tractor and they take us out into the fields to hunt. In past years there have been quite a few rotten pumpkins in the fields with crows pecking at the remains but this year the field was dry and full of pumpkins. Your goal is to find a nice tall skinny one as they use a wooden measuring device to price them. The farther down the trough it goes the cheaper the pumpkin. We usually try to convince the kids to get a smaller one as you can usually get good ones at Superstore for much cheaper. After that they take us back to our cars, or in our case back to the bunny cages for one last visit.