Visit to the Pumpkin Ranch

Oh, how we look forward to our yearly trip to the Pumpkin Ranch!  This Saturday, it was cloudy, a bit chilly, and really kind of "blah".  Mid-afternoon, we loaded up for the pumpkin haven.

On the way, Eric stated that it was supposed to rain.  I said, "It won't rain today... it's not supposed to rain until tomorrow."   Within three minutes of my weather notations, raindrops appeared on the wind shield.  Meh.

After we arrived, I grabbed my umbrella and we got out to start the family fun.   In the drizzle, Ramsey ran to the horses first.

Due to the precipitation, we opted not to go on the hayride.  Unknowingly at the time, that was the smart choice.  After a few minutes, we saw that the tractor and hay rack had gotten stuck in mud in the field.

We trudged along a bit, in the rain and chill, checking out others returning from their excursions to find The Great Pumpkin, noticing the embedded tractor wheels and muck, then reassessed.  Um... nope.  We're not going to search endlessly for or pick our pumpkin this year; we'll just see what they have inside for sale!

Of course, we had to get our photo opp in with the Fall decor (can't see the rain in the pic!) before venturing into the barn to take a peek.

There weren't many pumpkins inside.  Oddly, others weren't asking if the display pumpkins were for sale, just assuming they were there only to look nice.  But... I asked!  (...didn't want to leave there empty-handed!)  "Everything is for sale!" the lady said.  So, we grabbed a large perfect pumpkin (right behind Ramsey's left leg in the pic), another smaller cute white pumpkin.... and that was that!

Ramsey reminded us that we could not leave without having our usual cup of hot cocoa!

Now... time to conjure ideas for what to carve on the perfect pumpkin.   Ramsey thinks something Minecraft.  Daddy thinks Darth Mal. 
(The next day, I went and purchased another pumpkin at Walmart, so we can do both. *wink*)