Pumpkin Picking

A couple of weeks before Halloween, our family went to the Petersen Family Farm Pumpkin Patch. We love this place. It's free (except the cost of the pumpkin if you choose to buy) and they have tons of activities. An added bonus is that you support a family farm and not a big box grocery store.

Before we did our pumpkin picking, the kids started off playing in the giant corn box. Claire enjoyed trying to bury herself and filling her shoes with corn. Ethan on the other hand, didn't seem to care for it. Next, we took a brief look at the farm animals and then headed over to find our pumpkins. Claire immediately found one she liked but it wasn't up to my standards so I made her pick again. :) We eventually found one for her and another for Ethan.
 

 
Once we found our pumpkins, we headed over to the hay tower. As you can tell from the photo below, Claire had a blast. Ethan and Khloe enjoyed the view from the wheelbarrow.

 

For me, Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday season. I love it. So many family activities to do and pictures to take. Here we go!