Pumpkin Farm

On Friday we went to the Pumpkin Farm to pick a pumpkin. They also have farm animals, so we got to look at those too. Since it is a learning farm, we also picked dried beans, dug for worms, and learned about making compost. I kept thinking, "Why are these parents letting their children climb on the piles of rotting garbage (which compost is). Nothing against those into the 'green' or organic movement, but... ewww... Anyway, here are some pics....
Claire's reaction to the chickens... I kept thinking chicken fajitas for dinner sounded good.

Claire waiting for her class picture to be taken. She loved the wagon!


Claire picking beans...Ellie just chillin'.

I would show you the adorable pictures of Claire picking her pumpkin in the field or of Ellie carrying this perfectly-sized and round pumpkin, but the settings on my camera were wrong and the pics were overexposed. I was not a happy camper. But I didn't realize it until we got back to the car and no way was I carrying two pumpkins and two crying, very tired children back to the field. That was not going to happen.

The interesting thing about this pumpkin farm is that the farm was given to the county by a man (and his wife) who said that kids can come pick a pumpkin for free, but they have to carry it out of the field. It only applies to a certain age range, but it still is pretty cool. They have been giving away pumpkins for 35 years. I wasn't sure if they were going to let Ellie have hers since she was underage, but the lady said since she carried it all the way out, that it was hers. Good thing; I'm not sure we could have pried it out of her hands. All in all...a good day.