The Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to a pumpkin patch this past Saturday and had lots of fun! The kids enjoyed playing with the pumpkins. More than anything, however, they enjoyed being able to run free in the dirt. I think they were even more fascinated with the twigs and the dirt than with the pumpkins. Oh well, whatever works! We came away with a majorly big pumpkin that Eric's mom worked super hard at, to get it all cooked up. So, we are enjoying the first batch of pumpkin bars and are now looking for more ideas of how to cook and bake with fresh pumpkin. We are also considering going back to the pumpkin patch again to let the kids explore some more, since they enjoyed it so much. I think we may end up more pumpkins than we know what to do with!