Pumpkin Patch 2009

This year we found a pumpkin patch that was surprisingly close to our home in Sacramento. Last year we went to one that was in a different town. This one was perfect. The pumpkins were all still on the vines. They gave you a free hayride out to the fields where the pumpkins were and you could go through all the different patches to find your perfect pumpkin. We had so much fun. Our deal that we make with the kids is if you can carry it out then you can get it. It was hilarious to see them try to carry some of those pumpkins. When you got to the fields after the ride they had wagons lined up for everyone to use. Each one of the kids got their own wagon. Jaxen even found a small wagon just his size. It was so fun to watch their excitement. There were so many different kinds of pumpkins not just different sizes. Green ones, white ones, reddish ones, some looked like fairytale ones. We took our time and each of us found our perfect pumpkins which we will wait to carve or decorate until Halloween. After we choose our pumpkins we went back to the hayride, they had a special wagon for the pumpkins to ride, and we went back to the front area where we could pay for the pumpkins and play around. They had set up a maze of hay bales and a hay bale pyramid and other various things for the kids to play on. It was such a fun day!