We visited a pumpkin patch this past weekend and the kids really had a great time. It's a family farm and small amusement part, truly a hidden gem, and it's located real close to us. The best way to describe it to our NorCal friends and family would be a cross between a G.ilroy Gardens (for the rides and food), a farmers market (for the large variety of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables), a craft fair, and a H.alf M.oon B.ay pumpkin patch. And, it was just sort of autumn eye-candy. The trees are all starting to change colors... lots of reds, oranges and yellows... and the grounds were decorated with hundreds of super-cute scarecrows.
We walked around a huge field with lots of pumpkins first... the kids took their time picking and choosing. Rocco seemed mostly entertained by picking up huge mud balls and smashing them on things. Giuliana was mostly intrigued by all the ladybugs we were finding. And, Gabby was truly interested in finding the perfect pumpkin. Rocco also made sure to tell his daddy that he found a pumpkin for Matteo, which I of course loved... don't ever want our little Matt to be forgotten and I love it when he's front of mind in the kid's heads too.
After we picked our pumpkins, the kids did a hayride with daddy and our au pair, Michalina. And then we thought we'd check out the market, restaurant and amusement park. Wow... were we ever pleasently surprised! The kids wanted to do the rides but we couldn't because it was going to close in a half hour. But, we did explore the market and get some ice cream cones. And, we told them we could go back next weekend. I can see us visiting this place a LOT in the future.
We ended up coming home with 5 pumpkins to carve... 5 large pumpkins. Oh boy... looks like Dan & I just earned ourselves another BIG task. Something tells me these kids won't be gutting the pumpkins this weekend.
We visited a pumpkin patch this past weekend and the kids really had a great time. It's a family farm and small amusement part, truly a hidden gem, and it's located real close to us. The best way to describe it to our NorCal friends and family would be a cross between a G.ilroy Gardens (for the rides and food), a farmers market (for the large variety of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables), a craft fair, and a H.alf M.oon B.ay pumpkin patch. And, it was just sort of autumn eye-candy. The trees are all starting to change colors... lots of reds, oranges and yellows... and the grounds were decorated with hundreds of super-cute scarecrows.
We walked around a huge field with lots of pumpkins first... the kids took their time picking and choosing. Rocco seemed mostly entertained by picking up huge mud balls and smashing them on things. Giuliana was mostly intrigued by all the ladybugs we were finding. And, Gabby was truly interested in finding the perfect pumpkin. Rocco also made sure to tell his daddy that he found a pumpkin for Matteo, which I of course loved... don't ever want our little Matt to be forgotten and I love it when he's front of mind in the kid's heads too.
After we picked our pumpkins, the kids did a hayride with daddy and our au pair, Michalina. And then we thought we'd check out the market, restaurant and amusement park. Wow... were we ever pleasently surprised! The kids wanted to do the rides but we couldn't because it was going to close in a half hour. But, we did explore the market and get some ice cream cones. And, we told them we could go back next weekend. I can see us visiting this place a LOT in the future.
We ended up coming home with 5 pumpkins to carve... 5 large pumpkins. Oh boy... looks like Dan & I just earned ourselves another BIG task. Something tells me these kids won't be gutting the pumpkins this weekend.
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