Pumpkin Patch 2008

Last year we had so much fun at The Great Pumpkin Patch in Hayden Alabama that we've decided to make it a yearly tradition (for as long as we live in Alabama). So on Saturday October 18th, we headed over to Hayden. Once again, we had so much fun. Emmeline got to ride a big horse this year and Mabel tried out a pony ride. She got around two laps before she decided she was finished. It was fun to ride the hayride up to the pumpkin patch. Emmeline had to search around to find the "littlest" pumpkin. I would try and point her in the direction of some smaller pumpkins, but she would have none of it. She had to find the one she wanted all by herself. And in the end, she did find a small, little pumpkin. Mabel on the other hand, went straight towards the biggest pumpkin she could see. So we ended up with a tiny pumpkin for my older daughter and a big pumpkin for my baby daughter. Pretty hilarious. Another funny story which happened during Emmeline's search for the perfect pumpkin was that at one point she tried to pick up a little pumpkin which was rotten. She accidentally dropped it and it splattered its mushy innards all over the ground. After we rode the hayride back to the main entertainment area, we enjoyed a nice picnic which boasted jack-o-lantern pb&j sandwiches. Delicious. It was another wonderful year at the pumpkin patch.