Pumpkin Patch

Every year we go to the pumpkin patch.  The same patch on Sauvie Island, called Columbia Farms that we;ve gone to for the last four years.  Its smaller (much) than some of the other pumpkin extravaganzas on the island but we like it because the pumpkins are actually on the vine and the crowds are not quite as intense. The first year we were back in Oregon, looked like this.

2007

 That's Conor in there

 No kids, just pumpkins

See how young and refreshed we look?

The next year we added a participant.  We had a good time that first year, but Conor made it so much more fun.

2008

The next year Conor was a little bigger and had a blast climbing the haystacks.

2009

 Kristen and I are both pregnant here but I don't think either of us knew it at the time.

 Sucking on his traditional honey stick.

This year was a whole different ballgame though.  With the addition of our two babies, our family pictures keep getting bigger and bigger.

2010

 Once there were four, now there are seven

 Whoa.  Daddy got a biiiiiig punkin.

 Conor picked this pumpkin himself.

 A Finley sized pumpkin

 A family of four

 He's always loved the tunnel

 Big girls

This year I got to play on the top, too.

It's fun to develop traditions like this as a family.  While Sauvie Island is a bit of a drive, and there are many pumpkin patches closer to home, I really like the continuity of four years at the same pumpkin patch.