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| Pumpkin Pickin' |
On Saturday we took the kids to a pumpkin patch in Sauvie Island. We had heard from tons of people that it was the best one around where we live. There were lots of fun things to do there. We got on a hayride which took us to go pick our pumpkin. I had never been to a place like this, there were vines all over the ground and some of the pumpkins were still attached to the vines! How cool is that! Well once we got off the hayride at our destination we told Isaac he could pick ANY pumpkin he wanted. We walked around and around and then there it was...It glistened when the sun hit it and was the most perfect shape we could ever imagine! It had no dents and was absolutely beautiful. Richie grabbed the pumpkin as we stood around admiring it once more. Then we took the hayride back to the entrance, paid for it, and had a wonderful drive home! It was perfect!
Well, now I'll tell you the real story...We arrived at the pumpkin patch at 11am and it was freezing outside. The weather had called for a beautiful sunny day, but once again, it seemed like they were wrong. It finally did start clearing up by the time we got on the hayride. Abby squirmed the whole time on it and I'm still surprised she didn't fall off the ride. When we got to the patch, we walked around looking for Isaac's perfect pumpkin. Isaac kept tripping all over the vines and would whine every time he would fall. His hands were all dirty and he kept asking for a wet wipe so he could clean them off. He walked around and around, then we all started to get hot because we were dressed in layers. So we took off our sweatshirts (which I had to carry!) and kept looking...By this time Richie was saying we should just get a pumpkin at the grocery store! Finally Isaac picked his pumpkin, he pointed it out to me, and I couldn't believe it. It had a big white mold spot which pretty much took up one whole side of it. I quickly said no to him trying to explain why. He didn't get it so I saw another one close by which looked pretty good. I showed it to him and told him we were taking that one. By this time I'm dripping with sweat carrying a ton of sweatshirts in one hand, pulling Isaac along with the other, and trying not to trip on the vines and land on my face. I showed the pumpkin to Richie and he put it over his shoulder and handed me Abby. Finally we took the hayride back to the entrance, paid for our pumpkin, and got in the car for the ride home. AND then we were stuck in traffic for and hour and a half trying to get off the island (it only took us 15 minutes to get there in the morning!) That's the real story, but I have to admit, it really was a lot of fun. We will never forget our first pumpkin picking adventure. Plus, I didn't mind driving home in traffic because at least the sun was shining on my face which it hasn't done in about a month or so (we do live in Portland!) We can't wait to go pick our Christmas Tree next month!!
3 comments:
I am still smiling from reading your post. It's so like many of our experiences. We get these ideas of the perfect outing with our perfect kids. And how happy and in to it they will be. We know we will be esteemed as perfect parents for taking them on such an outing... and then reality sets in. I have loads of experiences just like this one. But your right, even when they don't go according to plan they still make for great Family memories and traditions!
That's so funny. I can just picture Isaac asking for a wet wipe to clean his hands! At least you had fun!!
This reminds me of going to get a Christmas tree last year as a family. It didn't go so well and had Jeff and I vowing that we'd never do it again. These fun outings rarely go as planned, but we'll remember them a little more fondly in a couple years.
I am sorry that it had to end with horrible traffic on the way home, but I'm glad that you aren't totally against doing it again!
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