Saturday, October 16, 2010

Pumpkins at Sutter's Ridge

I love autumn for taking lots of pictures. Chris made fun of me this morning for taking the kids to a pumpkin patch solely so that I could take photos. No, that's not true! It's for the memories. And getting some pumpkins. And because the kids love it. You should have heard Darby say "pumpkin patch" over and over again this morning. He is so going to be a pumpkin for Halloween this year.

We took the kids to Sutter's Ridge for the second year in a row. They have so much for the kids to do: mazes, lawn games, a mountain of hay bales, playhouses, animals. And no admission fee, like some of the farms in the area. Can't beat that! It was also a beautiful day. A little bright for good photos, but perfect for playing.


 
We let the kids pick one of the big pumpkins this year for a jack 'o lantern. They also each got to pick a pumpkin they could carry.

 
They also were fascinated with these gourds, so we came away with three of those too. It reminded of taking Casey to the Mall of America to get a free pumpkin when he was 1, and he picked the ugliest little bumpy one they had.


Darby shows off his pumpkin, as well as his cute little belly. I don't know what I was thinking letting him carry around his own pumpkin. At some point he put it down, and I had to go hunting for it.


Here's Casey's pumpkin. We could have taken a hayride to the actual patch, but Casey decided he wanted to pick from the display out front.


Darby couldn't pedal this thing, but he gave it his best try.


Then he gave up and climbed this rock repeatedly so he could jump off. Every time he climbed up, he'd put his arms in the air and say "Ta-da!"

Casey was very good at getting through the maze this year.

 
Darby made it through with a little more help.


Inside the costume cottage, Casey tried on everything from fairy wings to superhero capes, plus these tiger ears that went well with his shirt.


Casey is king of the mountain.


Brother Darby's not far behind.


This picture was supposed to have Darby in it too, but the kid wouldn't sit still. Toddlers!



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