Pumpkin Patch
Aah - fall is in the air. That means...a trip to the pumpkin patch! Every Monday morning the kids and I meet up with another homeschooling family that has 4 kids the same ages as ours. Their mom and I knew each other growing up and have reconnected now that we both have families and are both doing the homeschool thing. The kids all look forward to our outings. Well, since this was the last Monday before Halloween, we decided to head out to the Pumpkin Patch at Disability Resources, Inc. DRI is a place 
where developmentally disabled adults can live and work at a vocational center there on the property. DRI actually produces many local products such as salsa, barbecue sauces, soaps, chocolates, etc. They have a pumpkin patch in the fall as a fundraiser. We thought it would be fun for the kids to see all the pumpkins and support a 
good cause at the same time so away we went. I was watching the daughters of a friend of mine that morning so all together we had 10 kids running around the pumpkins ranging in age from 16 months to 7 years. It sounds like a zoo, but they all did great. DRI gives people a free hay ride for coming out to the patch so we all got on the trailer of hay and got a little tour of the property complete with a candy stop for the kids. 
Afterwards, we got to listen to some stories, play for a while longer in, around, and among the pumpkins, and, finally, pick out two pumpkins to take home and carve. The choosing took a little while, but my foursome finally agreed on the two "best" pumpkins in our size (and price) range. We paid for them and then loaded them up for the drive home. What a fun Monday morning! We are already looking forward to next year!
Aah - fall is in the air. That means...a trip to the pumpkin patch! Every Monday morning the kids and I meet up with another homeschooling family that has 4 kids the same ages as ours. Their mom and I knew each other growing up and have reconnected now that we both have families and are both doing the homeschool thing. The kids all look forward to our outings. Well, since this was the last Monday before Halloween, we decided to head out to the Pumpkin Patch at Disability Resources, Inc. DRI is a place 
where developmentally disabled adults can live and work at a vocational center there on the property. DRI actually produces many local products such as salsa, barbecue sauces, soaps, chocolates, etc. They have a pumpkin patch in the fall as a fundraiser. We thought it would be fun for the kids to see all the pumpkins and support a 
good cause at the same time so away we went. I was watching the daughters of a friend of mine that morning so all together we had 10 kids running around the pumpkins ranging in age from 16 months to 7 years. It sounds like a zoo, but they all did great. DRI gives people a free hay ride for coming out to the patch so we all got on the trailer of hay and got a little tour of the property complete with a candy stop for the kids. 
Afterwards, we got to listen to some stories, play for a while longer in, around, and among the pumpkins, and, finally, pick out two pumpkins to take home and carve. The choosing took a little while, but my foursome finally agreed on the two "best" pumpkins in our size (and price) range. We paid for them and then loaded them up for the drive home. What a fun Monday morning! We are already looking forward to next year!
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Troy usually looks like Jim, but the silly face picture definitely solidifies it in my mind! :)
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