Fall always yields a cycle of holiday traditions for our family and 2010 was no different. We headed off to Motley's Pumpkin Patch two weeks before Halloween to pick out our pumpkins. Each person always picks out their own and then we head home to carve them. We started out at the petting "zoo" where you and Aiden shrieked, petted, laughed and try to kiss the goats, chickens, ducks, donkey, etc. From there we went to find mine & Dad's pumpkins. Dad is very particular about the pumpkin picking process and promises that he has a 'method to his madness' so this usually takes a little while. You guys are usually game for this though because we let you run around and play with the pumpkins and help pick them out. Since we had gone later in the day, we got there just a little bit before the last pig races of the day so we headed over to watch those after Dad picked out the pumpkins. This was pretty cool since we had never watched them before. You guys got a real kick out of the pigs!!
When those were finished, we headed back over to the pumpkin patch and took a "train" ride. I rode with Aiden and you got in your own "car" (the "cars" were made out of plastic barrels and the "engine" was a small tractor). You loved the ride, for sure!!!! Lastly, we went to find you and Aiden a "sugar pie" pumpkin, although I think we've decided after carving them that next year we might should go with a bigger one like mine & Dad's because they tend to cave in after being lit up & exposed to the weather/elements after a few nights.....
Looking forward to another trip this year. You guys are definitely getting to be a lot more fun around the holidays now that you're older and have a grasp on what's really going on......
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