a visit to the pumpkin patch 2008

Disclaimer: There's not a single pumpkin in all these photos...  and there aren't very many because I was having too much fun to be the photographer ~smirk~

For what it's worth, Prairie Garden's pumpkin patch is all that and THEN some, and will definitely be added as an annual outing for this family.  There was a pumpkin canon (like a big potato gun for gourds) blasting vegetables at a palette pirate ship, a hay bale maze, a kids' corn maze, and a grown-ups and big kids' corn maze, 2 playgrounds, games, pumpkin decorating bale jumping, stuff your own scarecrow, facepainting, food kiosks (a little pricey but quite yummy), a petting zoo, a haunted house where the staff freak the daylights out of your 12 year olds but leave your 4 year olds with dry pants, free tractor rides and, of course, a place to buy pumpkins!  We were treated to some really great live music, the staff are all dressed in full Halloween regalia, and all in all we really wished we had more time to enjoy this fantastic spot!  There's still time to catch their month-long Haunted Pumpkin Festival - next weekend (October 25th and 26th) is your last chance, so if you have some time go check it out - you won't be disappointed!!!