From a Seed to a Pumpkin to a Lantern

This was a pretty pumpkin farm where we stopped to have a picnic Our shady lunch spot next to a rock that's great for climbing

These kids are trying to hide behind the big pumpkins - too big! A wagon ride might help weary feet, yet its already too warm outside. So we took a break, then returned fora tractor-pulled hay ride: that dropped us off at the

Let's find our way thru the cornstalks

These tired legs could use a lift:

Our navigator runs ahead to seek and find a way out:

Success! Good bye corn stalks. Hello pumpkin patch Walking amongst the pumpkin plants and vines exploring for pumpkins:

and learning a tidbit about the pumpkin life cycle:

This flower will fall off and be replaced by a pumpkin:

A half orange half green pumpkin attached to the vine, not ripe enough yet:

Back home cleaning out the mushy gushies just like God cleans out our sins.

Toasted pumpkin seeds (almost burnt!)

The kids agreed on 4 teeth and triangle eyes/nose.

Final "take" of the jack-o-lantern = surprise hug!