Pumpkin Patch

 

Puget Sound had a ever lasting summer this year and we had the record breaking weather of continuous sunshine for 80 days since July until early October.  It felt like summer even at the end of September wearing T-shirts, which excited all of us around here since T-shirt wearing season is much too short for the money we spend on them!  We said good bye to the local farmer's market on Oct 2 and I stocked up on fresh potatoes and apples.  The autumn was steadily transforming the surroundings but I did not notice them.  It really didn't feel like a pumpkin patch season yet even on the second weekend of October, but I penciled in the visit to the farm.

This has been our third year visiting the same pumpkin patch.  We have been lucky to visit it in glorious blue sky and cheerful sunshine every time and I have been able to take awesome pictures there.  The kids are more purposeful every year and more focused on picking up the right pumpkin for us.   Sean and Saya walked around scanning through pumpkins saying "what about that one?" and gave his or her opinion on what they thought.  Sean chose the biggest pumpkin he could find and that we could not grant.  It was grossly gigantic.  He tried to pick it up and then Saya, too, but they couldn't even wrap their arms around it.  Mike picked it up since his manly voice told him to do it just because.  Noah got to walk around a little, too.  He is still a major escape artist and so quick to disappear.  I would so much love to sell the BOB double stroller but I cannot since he still would impulsively run away!  He enjoyed patting the scare craw and touching some pumpkins.

We wished Alyson were with us, in fact, Sean said we need Aly to go with us before we left.  We talk about Alyson everyday and we all miss her a lot.  I've never grown up having a sibling, so it is so neat to see the bond between them.  Luckily, Saya and I were able to see her in Japan and I will write about it in my next blog :-)