Monroeplanet: The Pumpkin Patch

This year I got to visit the pumpkin patch with Devon and his Preschool class. It was really fun. I had a fun morning hanging out with Devon.

The preschoolers got to ride a bus to the pumpkin patch and the parents drove. Devon was excited to ride the bus. Usually when I go somewhere with Devon he tends to hang close to me, but he didn't even bat an eye getting on the bus. He had a lot of fun with his friends.

At the pumpkin patch they had a lot of fun activities. We started with the hay ride. All of the kids were pretty excited to get on the wagon. Devon had a lot of fun. The hay ride itself wasn't really that exciting. We rode through a corn field that had already been cut down. Devon's favorite part was pulling the pieces of hay out of the hay bales - simplicity at its best.

Next we went to pick out our pumpkins. Each person got to pick one pumpkin and one gourd. Devon was very particular. I kept trying to point out nice pumpkins to him, but he had a vision. Finally, Devon chose his perfect pumpkin. He was very excited - although he wouldn't take a good picture for me. I guess he just wanted his pumpkin and gourd to be front and center.

After picking out our pumpkins we headed over to the kid sized corn maze. Devon had a lot of fun - he would have run around the maze by himself if he could have. He got pretty excited when we took a short cut.

Then the kids got to go to the pumpkin bounce house. They were all very excited to go inside. I think it was the first thing they set their sites on when they got off the bus. Devon was not disappointed. He loved it!