Big and Orange

Yesterday, Cate and I ventured out to a local pumpkin patch to meet up for an outing hosted by my MOMS group at church.

Several of the children are from Cate's Leaps and Bounds preschool class. As we pulled into the parking lot, we spotted a couple of them and she just shrieked with delight and called out their names. I tell ya, it is so fun to see her make these new friends and call them by name. Watching them interact was a sheer treat.

First, we headed into the patch that had tiny pumpkins just their size all in neat little rows. However, after about 10 minutes with these preschoolers moving and sorting and rearranging, those rows weren't quite as straight!

Then, we moved over to some picnic tables by the stables to eat our packed lunches. They giggled and talked and the moms got some good conversation in about cooking and recipes, especially chili and stews for this new fall weather.

Lastly, we made our way over to the hayride. This was fun and the kids all sat very still and looked around. As we got off the hayride, they noticed a small "train" made of barrels and pulled by a small tractor. So, they all got in and began honking the horns attached to each barrel, so the driver offered to take them around the patch and barn. All of them had big grins on and waved as they drove by.

As we left the outing, we went back to the patch to retrieve our tiny pumpkin that was included in the price of admission. Cate was very proud of her choice.

She had so much fun that she fell asleep almost the moment we pulled out of the parking lot. This mother/daughter date was lots of fun! I love my little "pumpkin" (as we have called her since birth)!