Today I decided to take the kids to the pumpkin patch while Johann was at the Barn Dance, which is an annual Stake Youth Activity. On the way the kids and I were looking at the corn and soy bean fields. Some had been plowed, some were partially plowed and others hadn't even been started. We talked about how fun it would be to see a combine out harvesting the field. As we turned onto a road, we saw a HUGE green combine right next to the road harvesting corn. So we stopped, rolled down the window and watched it. It was such an exciting thing for all of us. (Could this indicate we've lived in Iowa too long, when a combine can entertain us?) Corrine said: "MOM, it's a John Deere!" She loves to look for them since Papa and Nani have a John Deere tractor.
We planned on going to a pumpkin patch about 35 minutes out of town, but when we got there they were closed, so we went to plan B. I had seen a sign saying "Kyle's Pumpkins" on the way, so we turned around and headed back towards home and the sign.
We followed the signs down a dirt road not knowing where we were going. We ended at a wooden cart with pumpkins in someones front yard. It didn't have the fun pumpkin patch things, but it didn't matter to the kids. They were excited to climb onto the cart and pick a pumpkin.
Simeon wanted the BIGGEST pumpkin he could find.
Corrine wanted one without any holes or icky spots.
And Ammon just wanted his own pumpkin!
The total for our 3 pumpkins and 3 mini gourds was just $12.75-a great deal!
3 comments:
Fun!! We're off to the pumpkin patch in the morning... fall is the best!
We need to find a good pumpkin patch. I've heard that a lot of them didn't do too well this year with all the flooding. I think we may have to settle for the Hy-Vee pumpkin patch this year. The kids were dissapointed about that but I think we've talked it up enough that atleast Parker's excited about the "Hy-Vee Pumpkin Patch". Hahaha! That would be cool to see a combine in action. Great timing! Those are some cute pumpkin pictures with your kids.
Yeah Kari i think you've lived in Iowa too long!
That is a good price for what you bought!
Cute pic's of the kids!
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