[W] Pumpkin Patch

We took J & B to a "pumpkin patch" the other day -- not really a pumpkin patch at all, but a sectioned off corner of a gravel parking lot at the local community college with pumpkins lined up in stick-straight rows. Other authentic and not-so-authentic pumpkin patch touches included hay bales, dried corn stalks, a kiddie train, a pumpkin-shaped bouncy house, and a delightful game of chance which offers the lucky suckers who pay $2 to play the game the opportunity to win fabulous assorted prizes all of which you could buy 4,000 of in China for 50 cents.

We had a grand old time and J & B particularly enjoyed pushing the aptly named "Colossal" pumpkins off of the hay bales. Happily, none of the colossal pumpkins went the way of Humpty Dumpty, so we didn't have to buy pre-smashed pumpkin.

In fact, we ended up skipping the pumpkin purchase all together because the pumpkins were quite over-priced. I think we'll swing by the local grocery today or tomorrow to pick up a few.

-W