Family Trip to the Pumpkin Patches

Since Ron has to work all next Saturday, we decided that today needed to be the day to make our annual trip to the pumpkin patch even with less than stellar weather predicted.  We bundled up in our jackets and rain boots and headed out this morning before baby Emmett's late, morning nap to make a visit to our favorite Spooner Farms down in the valley.  Luckily, it was only sprinkling when we got there and it stopped raining soon after we arrived.  The kids and I met Ron there and had a fun time picking out pumpkins (both large and small), eating some yummy treats from the little store, and taking our annual family picture in the pumpkin patch.  We decided to pass on visiting the animals in the barn or doing the duck races after an hour since we needed to get Emmett home for his nap, but I promised the kids that we could make a separate trip back one day after school before Halloween to do these things.  So, hopefully, we will make it back before the Halloween season wraps up!

A very happy and smiling baby Emmett poses with his older siblings among the bins of small pumpkins and gourds.  The three older kids all got to pick out one of these to take home in addition to their carving pumpkins.

The cutest, little pumpkin giving me a huge smile thanks to Lia's help who was standing behind me.

One more sibling shot.

Darling Ella posing in among the mini pumpkins and rain puddles.

The annual, Hartland fam photo in the pumpkin house.  We have one of these for every year since 2010!

A close-up of our crew.  I still can't believe that there are six of us now.

The three big kiddos posing in the photo cut-out.

Mama and baby standing in the rows of pumpkins.

The kids standing next to one of the giant, hay bale spiders in the very muddy pumpkin patch.

Papa and Logan looking for Logan's perfect pumpkin.

Another cute picture of our darling, 5-year old.

They found it!  Papa carrying Logan's chosen pumpkin back to the wheel barrow.