fall is such a fun time of year! harvest festivals, baking, pumpkin picking....although a few years ago we were convicted not to celebrate halloween in the traditional sense we love fun fall festivities. we love going to apple hill and visiting the farms that open for fall. last year we picked our own pumpkins and it was alot of fun for the kids. we dont carve our pumpkins but draw on them instead and decorate the front porch with them. this helps them last longer in case someone feels like baking them ;)
around the middle of summer i noticed a plant over taking our backyard. at this time the kids decided to remind me last year when we cleaned up they were told to take the pumpkins to the garbage and they smashed them instead. so completely by "accident" we had a pumpkin patch growing in our backyard. and it took over the whole yard! and pumpkins actually grew! nice big orange ones. i was really surprised the dogs did not bother them. so to date we have picked 3 beautiful pumpkins. and there are 2 more that i see starting to grow.
not only was this a fun and exciting venture for our family but a hidden blessing for us. buying pumpkins times 9 kids can be very expensive. and what a sense of accomplishment to have our own home grown pumpkins for fall.
we brought a little country to our city home. and daddy said this year we are smashing more pumpkins!!
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