Pumpkin Time!

Halloween is on the way and It’s pumpkin time! On Friday, the three of us hopped into the car and headed towards Paragonah where there is an adorable little pumpkin patch (Judd’s Pumpkin Patch). I was so excited because I didn’t get to go last year. (I begged Sam to go with me last Halloween. He showed no interest. One day while I was at work, his mom came up to visit and the two of them went! I was so mad that he went without me!) Anyway, this year, I was determined to get there.

We pulled up just as the day was cooling off and the sun was setting. We drove right up to the patch and found a spot where no one else was looking. Emma had been kind of cranky on the drive due to short nap times during the day but cheered up just as soon as we started to walk around. She seemed fascinated by the giant orange and green gourds that scattered the ground. Sam handed her one that he called “Emma sized” and she stuck it right into her mouth. (That’s where everything goes these days.) She giggled and excitedly kicked her legs as I held her and wandered through the scattered pumpkins in search of the perfect one to carve. Emma continued to cling to her tiny orange pumpkin with her chubby little hands, grinning from ear to ear as we made our selections. She was for sure the cutest pumpkin in the patch. We ended up with several of different sizes and colors. I especially like the mint green Cinderella pumpkin. I even picked out a couple to take home and puree for Emma to try.

We drove up to the scale to weigh our pumpkins (91 pounds worth!!) and then parked at the little farm animal petting zoo. The pigs were so cute! They also had sheep, goats, bunnies, cows, and a mini horse. Emma was especially taken with the little mini horse. We spent some time there and paused for a quick picture on the hay bales in front of the Judd’s Pumpkin Patch sign. Well worth the trip! (Even if Emma decided to be cranky again the minute we got back into the car.)

Miss Cranky Pants

That weekend, we decided to have a little Fetzer family Halloween party. We did it up right with homemade apple cider (which Sam said was too “cinnamony” but I thought was delicious), caramel apples and pumpkin carving. Emma got all dressed up in her Halloween getup that she got from grandma and even Daisy wore her new festive Halloween sweater. We scooped all of the seeds out of our pumpkins and roasted them and pureed the two pumpkins that we bought for miss Emma. It was such a fun night and we decided it needs to be a yearly tradition. (There are few things I love in this world as much as family tradition.) Emma went to bed and Sam and I ended the night curled up on the couch watching the most “Halloweenish” movie we could find in the house; Inception. We really aren’t scary movie people.

The next day, Emma had pumpkin puree with cinnamon in her rice cereal and LOVED it. I used some of the puree to make pumpkin waffles with homemade whipped cream. YUM.

Such a fun weekend. Happy Halloween everyone!

In case anyone else is interested in having a fun night at the pumpkin patch here are the details:

Judd’s Pumpkin Patch

314 E 270 N Paragonah (Just get off the 2^nd Paragonah exit and follow the signs)

Open from 9am to dusk, Monday through Saturday

Admission to the patch is free, the pumpkins are $0.20 per pound.

There are also wagon rides from 5-7pm, Monday-Friday and from 9am-7pm on Saturday for $1.50 per person and a free farm animal zoo.

They sell home baked pumpkin treats and other goodies too! It’s a fun little family outing.

Also…is Emma’s outfit at the pumpkin patch not the cutest thing ever?? Everything she’s wearing along with my headband was hand made at this cute Etsy shop called FancyJanes. Link HERE. You’re welcome.