Picnic and Pumpkins!

Last week we met some dear friends at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center to pick pumpkins for Halloween and have a picnic lunch. This was Dani’s very first trip to a pumpkin patch and will be her first Halloween. Unfortunately, Dustin had to work, so it was just the 4 of us. The kids enjoyed petting and feeding the animals in the small petting zoo and Dylan of course loved looking for the “perfect” pumpkin. One hour later, in the blazing sun, whilst Dani is having a meltdown, he found it. It weighed in an astonishing 134 pounds (and cost an equally astonishing amount!). We were told the record for the season was 210 pounds. Needless to say, it was a wonderful way to spend a beautiful afternoon and we are always happy to have an opportunity to see friends we don’t see often enough. Thanks J, C and B for a fun-filled day.