Today I’m recapping one of my favorite days of the year…our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.
On Friday, Hayden’s baseball practice was canceled which gave us an afternoon after school off from activities. Travis even got home a bit early, so we were able to leave right when I finished my school day. We go to Evan’s Orchard in Georgetown, and have been going there for four or five years.
I love the mix of activities, pumpkins, photo ops, and apple cider everything 😊
Of course, upon arrival, I headed straight to the pumpkins…
while the kids headed straight to the apple cannon! I don’t remember them having this in the past, but the kids shot ten apples at the various targets (a truck, a ghost, etc), and we were all laughing at the hits and the misses.
I was impressed with how the orchard was set up. The area with most of the pumpkins, the apple cannon, and this corn stalk photo op is an area that typically isn’t used. So, this provided more space for people to spread out all over the orchard.
This cute pic of the kids is very 2020 with the masks around their necks, but I sure do miss the days where they let me dress them in a bright orange jack-o-lantern or boo shirt. At least they still like this tradition of going to pick out our carving pumpkins.
Family photo.
This little swing photo area was also new this year. Hadley couldn’t resist.
All the pumpkins you could ever ask for…
These are the pumpkins they picked for carving:
Mini pumpkins on the way inside the store…
where we also purchased two packs of apple cider donuts.
Hadley and Travis had ice cream as their treat while Hayden and I had apple cider slushies. It was the first time I’d had one, and it was so delish and refreshing.
I also picked up these mini wooden pumpkins to add to my ongoing collection.
We enjoyed our treats while sitting by the big pumpkins.
I swear they look 10 going on 16 in this pic!
Then, Hayden talked us into a bag of kettle corn for the road. We figured “why not?” since we all could share it. A medium bag is plenty big and lasted the rest of the weekend.
This is the second year we didn’t pay for the play area …1. because of lack of time and 2. because of Covid. That’s why I obliged on a few extra treats and pumpkins when it was all said and done.
Again, it was definitely a good outside outing with masks, social distancing, and protocols being followed.
The pumpkin patch and this front porch view are two of my favorite things about this season!
I can’t wait for tomorrow’s Let’s Look link up. It’s all about…pumpkins. My fave! I couldn’t miss out on that!
Happy pumpkin season, y’all!
