Monday, Jia and I took off for my 110th visit to a pumpkin patch! Honestly, I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve been to a pumpkin patch. I would say that in the last 12 1/2 years, I’ve been to a pumpkin patch at least 7 of those years, maybe more. This was a unique visit, though. We did go to a working farm, only they don’t grow pumpkins. As we entered the “pumpkin patch,” it was an area with pumpkins spread out all over the ground, not growing from the ground. Evidently, Colorado doesn’t have a long enough growing season for pumpkins. The lady who hosted us at her farm purchased pumpkins from a store and spread them out for the children to search for their prize pumpkins. Interesting…..

The kids had a blast, though, and don’t really know the difference anyway, I suppose. Afterwards, there was a wonderful area set up for them to decorate their pumpkins with awesome foam stickers and paint pens. Rice krispy treats and juice topped off their morning. Jia and I had a great time, and I’m hoping that I won’t be making too many more pumpkin patch field trips until my children start having children of their own!!

Jia with Her Freshly Picked Pumpkin

Jia’s Class

Jia Decorating Her Pumpkin