All about the pumpkins

The Durso pack has been a busy pack this fall. So busy that we didn't find time to get to the pumpkin patch until the weekend before Halloween! But we finally went today. Even though its the same thing every year, its new to Allie every year and that makes it super fun.

First it was the pig races:

We went early in the day instead of after lunch like we usually do. That worked out great because it wasn't as crowded. We scored a front row seat for the races, which Allie really enjoyed.

 Then it was off to see the animals. Allie got a kick out of the goat going up on the goat bridge.

The main attraction was, of course, the pumpkins. Allie enjoyed examining the pumpkins up next to the store. But we took the hayride out to the patch to pick out pumpkin.

Here's the first pumpkin Allie was going to pick.

 Until she found this one!

Its the perfect size for her! Since its so late we decided against carving the pumpkin. There's just not enough time. So we put it out on the porch. And its so cute because tonight Allie kept running over to the window and squealing when she saw her pumpkin out on the porch!

The last attraction was the mini-maze in the barn. At the end of the maze was a sandbox with corn instead of sand! I think Allie would have played here all day, but we needed to get home and get her nap.

Last year when we took a picture next to the "how tall this fall?" ruler, Allie wouldn't wear her shoes and she didn't want to stand next to the ruler! This year she didn't mind at all. What a cutie!