go to a pumpkin patch

This past Monday we went to the pumpkin patch in Richmond. If I’d ever been to a bona fide pumpkin patch before (and I’m not sure I have), it certainly didn’t have as much going on as this one did.

There were musical hay rides (an accordion on the way over and a banjo on the way back), farm animals, a music stage (although I found the dancing corn a bit unnerving), freshly picked apples, a spooky pumpkin graveyard, a meeting with the pumpkin princess, a picnic on hay bales, and last but certainly not least, tromping through squishy mud and a sea of pumpkins in search of the perfect festive squash.

We picked two lovely pumpkins, and were very thankful it was such a nice day (rain would have turned it into a 200 ton muddy nightmare). This is definitely something we’ll have to do again. And next time we’ll stay for a pony ride too.

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I have only been twice in my life, once last year with my husband and once with my mother and sister over the weekend. It was moms bday Sunday and she has been having a few good days so we decided to take her out. We walked through and picked out a pumpkin and even got mom on a hay ride! It was a lot of fun, a nice break and it made a wonderful bday memory for us all. The weather was wonderful too (bonus!)