Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Last Thursday Nicholas had a field trip out to Wilson's Banner Ranch to learn about apples and pick a pumpkin. The preschool does this every year with the kids and it's a blast. I went with Nicholas last year & was able to go again this year. The kids have so much fun picking out there very own pumpkin...with a few rules. You must be able to carry it yourself...no teacher, mommy or daddy is going to carry it for you. I added a rule to Nicholas's...it must not take the entire time we are there to pick out a pumpkin! Last year it took him forever to find that perfect pumpkin, this year it took all of about 3 minutes! They also got to have an apple, fresh apple cider, and get a tour of the apple storage facilities. If you have never been out to Wilson's Banner Ranch, it's a ball! The kids can run through the hay fort and play in the pumpkin patch. It's also a very inexpensive way to get your pumpkin, I bought one for Sean and it only cost 85 cents! I'm trying to talk Ray into going out again some weekend so that we can find an actual Jack-o-Lantern pumpkin!