Pumpkin Patch

It was a very warm October day when we went to the pumpkin patch this year. We went in the second week of October which may seem early but by that time they've already removed all of the pumpkins from the vines and they are just sitting in the fields. If you wait much longer you risk wetter weather settling in which just results in a lot of mud and rotting pumpkins. I suppose the one draw back of going so early is that many of the bigger pumpkins are still available which are much more expensive and of course are the ones that Carter wants.

The selection of animals this year was pretty good though perhaps there weren't quite as many bunnies. The poor bunnies get picked up and dropped on hay bales all day so I'm thinking they may have had some of them in the back resting. They did have more pens of bigger bunnies so it's also possible that the bunnies were just earlier this year. Another drawback of global warming perhaps? :)

There were also too types of pigs again. One is the animated singing pig that Carter and Kristen are finally not scared of. The other was the baby pigs. Not many kids take the time to get in the pen with them but Callie is an exception. She spent time with every type of animal including pigs, chicks and baby goats.