Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch at Aldor Acres with the Kilden's this year. This was a very hot summer so the pumpkins were ready much earlier than normal. This isn't really a big deal for us though because although the experience of Aldor Acres is amazing, we're not about to purchase our pumpkins there because they charge by the width. It's much cheaper to buy our pumpkins at Superstore and just get a small one from the pumpkin patch.

There were several new pumpkin picture boards but not many of them have four heads. The kids like to take turns being the various portions of the picture. Carter enjoys being the corn and the scare crow and Callie and Kristen just fill in the extra spots. It's very difficult to have all of them smiling and looking at the same time. There is usually at least one of them talking and often another looking at each other behind the board.

The petting zoo will always be known as the place that Callie got bit by a turkey. I'm not surprised that they haven't had turkeys for a few years now. The goats can be quite the handful as well. The bigger ones are not shy about going after you if you have food in your hands so you have to watch yourself the entire time. In this picture Uncle Corey appears to be kissing the goat. I'm not sure exactly which tactic he's attempting to employ with that move.

The bunnies are another fun spot. Callie spends the whole time picking each one up to pet them. We usually have to do a bit coaxing to get Carter to pet one but he is getting better. The toughest part is getting them into the barn where the bunnies are. Kristen and Carter are both afraid of the singing pig. (It's a mechanical pig that plays the banjo.) I think they are getting over that fear though because when we were about to leave they said they wanted to go see the singing pig which turned out to be a trick. They ran right by him to spend more time in the hay bales with the bunnies.

The weather was excellent and the pumpkin patch gets better every year. I hope the family that runs it passes it on to the next generation. It was so busy when we got there I think there were about 100 people in line. This was at 2:00p well after the morning rush so it's a steady stream of people the entire time. We were happy to get our pumpkin and goat fix for another year.