A visit to the pumpkin patch

Fall is here. The great thing about fall here in Phoenix, is that it doesn't even feel like fall. 70 - 80 degrees is the norm and everybody is out an about enjoying the great weather. The only bad thing about it is that everybody else and their grandmother (literally) knows it's great weather, too and comes out and clogs our streets. But I digress, this entry isn't supposed to be about the weather and the influx of snowbirds.

Today we went out to "Mother Nature's Farm" to enjoy in some of the family festivities and get a couple of pumpkins. We did get a couple of pumpkins, but it wasn't exactly what we expected. The pumpkins that came with the entry fee is a little kid sized pumpkin that you could decorate with a marker and stickers. We were expecting good carving pumpkins. I guess we are going to have to take a trip to good ol Wal Mart to get the pumpkins we really want. Why Wal Mart? Because it's cheap. :)

The first thing we did was pick out the pumpkins for the kids to decorate. That didn't take too long, as all the kid sized pumpkins pretty much are very well shaped. We took a few pictures and then headed to the bounce house. Josh just loves these things. He could bounce all day if we let him. While Josh was bouncing, Briana decorated her pumpkin. We did the standard hay ride around the farm as well. I was expecting to see more, but from the looks of things I don't think the farm is going to be there much longer. Not much there in terms of growth, and the fields were not in that great of shape. The kids also got their faces painted.

Not much to the farm and the festivities. Not that many people there either. Oh well, at least it was a good time to spend with the family.