This year we decided to drive north and make a day trip out of our annual pumpkin patch trip. We drove 3 1/2 hours to a particular pumpkin patch, stopping to picnic at the Mongollan Rim on the way up, and made it to the pumpkin patch. The day was a comedy of errors...ever have one of those?
Initially we bought tickets online for a different pumpkin patch than the one we went to. As we were leaving town, I suddenly had a panicky intuitive feeling that we needed to double check if that patch was open. So we called them (again) and yep, it wasn't open that day.
On to Plan B.
We decided to go to the patch we went to and we get there and as we pulling in we see the sign "Cash Only". I asked Mr. Darcy "do you have cash?" We had forgotten most patches take cash only. So to our children's bewilderment, we pulled back out of said pumpkin patch and went bank searching.
And hooray, we found one! Then BACK to the pumpkin patch we went!
The patch we went to was great, and a perfect one for the boys as it had wide open spaces, no crowds, and to me and the kids delight it had all these different gourds and pumpkins that we had seen on our favorite Martha Stewart Halloween video so we could start making special creations with our bounty, like turning these gourds into geese!
We made it home...with two extremely happy twin boys, two extremely happy little girls and one two year old who usually has serious anger issues but on this day, her terrible twos were kept at bay.....
Have you ever had a family day that didn't turn out the way you planned, but still turned out great?
Here are a few more pics from our daytrip to the pumpkin patch.
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What beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThe day seems to have been wonderful, despite the comedy of errors ...
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Nula
That is a funny comedy of errors. I am glad that it had a happy ending and your family had a fun time at the pumpkin patch. I love the photo of you and the girls jumping in the air. I like the family picnic table shot and the one of your two year-old in the wheel barrow (and all the other great shots too). Who knows...you may do this whole day again on purpose next year (minus the trip to the ATM).
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It Looks like you had a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThat is one massive pumpkin your Mr Darcy is hoisting over his shoulder! I love families days that go a little off the road of normal...it makes for a much more interesting story :-)
ReplyDeleteI used white pumpkins in a photo background set up recently and got a ton of comments on them. It's not your regular Charlie Brown pumpkin season anymore, is it?
It was always a ritual - the visit to a pumpkin patch. This year, kids are teenagers, and no interest. So, hubby and I went on our own. So much fun! :))
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ReplyDeleteAw, it looks like a beautiful day!
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