In Search of the Perfect Pumpkin

Over the weekend, we took Ty to find a pumpkin, and to get a cute picture of him in a pumpkin patch. I've seen lots of pictures of kids sitting with a whole bunch of pumpkins, and I think they are cute, so I wanted one of Ty. It was a lot harder then I thought. We first started at Wheeler Farm. They had a lot of fun stuff going on, but unfortunately, because we had procrastinated, their pumpkin patch didn't look like much of a pumpkin patch anymore. They only had one or two pumpkins left, and they were green. So that wasn't going to work. Ty had fun watching the ducks though.

So already, we were out of ideas. We decided to drive around to the grocery stores and see what kind of selection they had. The background of our picture wasn't going to be as cute, but at least we would have a pumpkin. Ty loved sitting in the pumpkins, but he would not look at the camera. We decided to drive around some more, and see if we could find a better spot.

We found a cute place on 33rd South with all sorts of halloween decorations, and hooray, a pumkin patch. We got a few pictures, and then Ty picked out a pumpkin. It was a really fun place, and I don't know why I have never noticed it before.

Now it was time to carve the pumpkin. We tried to have Ty help scoop the seeds out, but he didn't want anything to do with it. He was more content to sit by, chewing on his pen, of course, and watch dad do it. It wasn't until we finished carving, lit the candle, and turned all the lights off that Ty became fascinated with his pumpkin. Maybe next year Ty will be more excited about this whole process. Ryan and I had a blast!