Pumpkin Patch

Melanie and Chelsea on the Hayride

Chelsea with her pumpkin

Melanie and her pumpkin

The Bummkin

Today we went to the pumpkin patch with Melanie's school. We were given a 10 minute lesson on pumpkins. We learned all the names of all the different pumpkins. Melanie learned that there is a pumpkin called the Cinderella pumpkin (redish/pinkish) and that is her favorite. We also learned that the best pumpkins to make pumpkin pie with are the sugar baby pumpkins. Never knew that! They don't seem big enough. The large ones we buys and carve into jack-O-lanterns are just too watery and not sweet enough.

We then went for a hayride tour around the farm. We were able to see all the vegies and fruits they grow and sell at the farm. Melanie loved this because she just loves gardening. We were dropped off in a field where the kids were able to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Melanie didn't have to search long. She quickly found her bummkin as we call it. It is the funniest thing ever. Her pumpkin is two pumpkins that formed together. They look like a bum. She and her pumpkin got a lot of attention at the farm. All the kids were laughing and calling it dirty words (we won't go there). I guess you will have to just see it. It is so funny! What a fun day.