Pumpkin Patch

We went to two pumpkin patches this year and I would not be opposed to going to another one. I had no idea how much fun they were; train rides, pony rides, corn mazes, animals to look at... Either they have improved since I was a kid or we were just going to the wrong patch.

Little Bug insisted on pulling the wagon despite us trying to help.

But soon realized maybe mom and dad had a point in wanting to help.

Her choice of pumpkins.

Little Bug was so excited to see there was a "horsie ride" at our first patch. We didn't know if she would actually like to ride or if she just liked the theory of a horse ride. Before we joined the ranks of suckers paying way to much for a few minutes on a small horse, we tested it out to see if she would stay on the pony. This is the face we got. She loved it!

A couple days later when we went to another pumpkin patch with Z (my brother and his family). As soon as we got there Little Bug started talking about riding another pony, "horsie ride! horsie ride!" Sure enough she found another pony ride. This time around she noticed her cousin didn't have any assistance while riding. Of course this started adamant declarations of, "no touch mommy, no" while swatting my hand away.

The super slide was the major reason for the trip to the second pumpkin patch. I took Little Bug down it, but I think it was more traumatizing than fun. There were tears afterward and she is now refusing to go down slides at the park. This is a picture of Andrew right before he got some major air on the last bump. Hindsight bias, he didn't need to give himself such a big push before going down. Apparently even watching someone go down a slide is scary cause Little Bug also burst into tears when Andrew got to the bottom.

Now we are just working on Little Bug's "trick or treat" in preparation for the upcoming holiday.