Pumpkin Patch 2013

Papa and Elley took Carter to the pumpkin patch in early October, and they had a ton of fun!  They also found awesome pumpkins in every shape, size and color.  It was so much better received than our trip last year (John Paul might disagree), so we decided to meet up with some cousins and make one last trip this season!

^^^Lily, Luke and Lara

^^^Heading to the field to begin picking (this is our kind of pumpkin patch)!

^^^At first glance, it didn't look like much was left besides giant pumpkins.

^^^not seeing the fun in it all

John Paul was crying, so sweet Carter found him the tiniest pumpkin I've ever seen, saying, "Here.  It's okay, John John."

^^^Carter was a little under the weather

^^^as good as a group picture gets

We got away with a cart full of mini-pumpkins for only $6!  It was worth so much more than that in fun!

Pumpkins. Oh Pumpkins.

PaPa and Elley took Carter to the pumpkin patch last weekend.  It's a cut-your-own-pumpkin-off-the-vine kind of patch.  He loved it!  I love pumpkins of all shapes, colors and sizes, and they brought home some great ones.  I arranged them by our church pew and few in the corner here:

I looked out the other morning to find this...

^^^lining them up.

^^^John Paul wanting in on it

^^^there are very few stems actually left on the pumpkins now

^^^loading and unloading their harvest

^^^then out came all the pine cones, too (that my sister-in-law so generously gathered for us in the mountains).

At first I was a little irritated, but then it became so fun.  We've been outside for hours moving pumpkins this week.  In one excited moment Carter shouted, "Look Momma! Dese are all the cousins.  Dese are the bruders and this is the mom and dad pumpkin."

Our Fall has started amazingly well!