After last year's dissastifaction with Triple B Farms not once, but twice in the same year, we decided to try a new pumpkin patch. We went to Cheeseman Farms and couldn't have been happier! Everything was priced fairly--activities, pumpkins, snacks-- and a lot of fun. Plus the farm was VERY well maintained in all the aspects that we saw. I took a lot of pictures, even more than I'm about to post, so I'll try to keep my words to a minimum
Who can resist sticking their head through a cut-out? Maia can't! Tristyn can--but only because it was a flower cut-out.
The farm had set up a hay maze for the children to go through (but all of the children preferred to run ON it instead) and a petting zoo. I had to get a picture of the goats because I really like goats. Really like them in a would have one for a pet if I could. Weird, I know.
On the hayride to the pumpkin patch...
Rick!!! I <3 this picture even if the sun was sorta kinda blasting him in the eyes when I took it. Lol.
The pumpkin patch! Those little daubs of orange are in fact the pumpkins. My camera was nearly maxed out on it's zoom because we were still on the hayride when I tried to get the shot.
Farmer Tristyn. He told me that ALL farmers walk around with hay in their mouths ALL the time.
Rick explains the rule of the pumpkin patch to the kids. Simply put--'If you can't carry it, you can't have it.' We instituted this rule a few years back after carrying out entirely too many monstrously large pumpkins that came with an equally monstrously large price tag. Mean, stingy parents are what we are.
Tristyn found his quickly. So did Maia. But she couldn't carry it. I shamelessly eavesdropped and heard this conversation between Tristyn and Maia:
T--Maia, if you can carry my pumpkin, I'll carry YOUR pumpkin
M--okay
T--Can you carry it? (points at his pumpkin he set down next to the pumpkin Maia wants)
M--I dunno
T--Well try to pick it up!!!! (exasperation fills his voice)
M--(bends, picks it up) I can do it!
T--Okay then let's go before Mummy and Dad see us switching!
Tristyn considers Maia's pumpkin.
Maia wasn't doing too good carrying Tristyn's but she didn't give up. She really wanted that big pumpkin.
Tristyn wasn't doing so good either but he refused to give up. I intervened at this point and carried it for him because I was impressed at how nice he was being to Maia. Rick sort of raised his eyebrows when he saw me breaking the 'rule' but then when I told hiim why he agreed it was a good reason to do so.
Tristyn, Maia and Havoc's pumpkins get weighed before making the trip home. Weights were 15 (Maia) 10 (Tristyn) and 8 lbs (Havoc).
