The Pumpkin Patch

I have a tradition obsession.

I am not a big fan of Halloween, but I believe holidays are what you make of them.  

Halloween can be about all the scary yucky stuff.

Or it can be about going as a family to pick pumpkins, carving those pumpkins as a family. 

Picking out a costume that your little with love, and going Trick 'or' Treating.

We choose the latter.

Going along with my tradition obsession, we took Karson to the local farm, to pick pumpkins a few weeks ago.

It was cold and windy but my pumpkin loving boy had a blast!

He wanted us to sing Five Little Pumpkins over and over again.

The Farm has a pumpkin train, that we were should he would love until it actually started moving.  Then we figured he would flip.  We had already told the guy driving the tractor that we would likely be stopping him to get our Munchkin out.

He thought he was so cool!

He surprised us.  And, in 10 years, when I pull out the video of his first time on the pumpkin train, I will cry.  Because he had this concerned look on his face the entire time. 

He never let go of the wheel.  Except to wave to us, occasionally.   

And when he would go past us, he would say 'Mommy' in his sweet little voice.

He made it though the whole ride, and was so proud of himself when we got him out.

 After we were done on the pumpkin train, we took a hay ride out to the pumpkin field.  He loved it.  He has a new love for tractors.

I had a talk with DJ before we got off the hay ride.  We agreed.  Whatever pumpkin Karson picked, would be the pumpkin he got to take home.  He had so much fun walking through the field.  He loved pointing at all the pumpkins, and kept saying "oh wow."   He even picked out his very own pumpkin.

 And then we sang The 5 Little Pumpkins 10 more times.

It was really windy, and Karson was way too excited about the pumpkins to pose for a picture with Mommy.

 

After we got back, we stopped in the donut shop for pumpkin donuts & apple cider.  YUMMY!  It was such a fun morning.  And before we left, Karson even got to pet the goats.  

...and sing 5 Little Pumpkins again. :)

we don't sing 5 little pumpkins the right way.  i used to teach it to my kids when i worked at a daycare.  this is how karson sings it:

5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate

hold up 5 fingers

The 1st one said 'oh my its getting late.'

put your hands to your face

The 2nd one said 'there's a chill in the air.'

shiver

The 3rd one said 'but we don't care.'

shrug shoulders with hands out

The 4th one said 'are you ready for some fun.'

jump up and down

The 5th one said  'lets run, run, run.'

move your arms like your running-or run

Woooo went the wind, and out went the lights.

move your hands & arms back and forth

And the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

roll our arms like patty cake