i loved this small local pumpkin patch…no signs…no cheesy decor… pumpkins still on the vine…REASONABLE prices. it's quaint.
but sadly on the day we stopped by "Justin's 'Maters & More" he wasn't there. we roamed around his small field of pumpkin fun for 20 minutes hoping he'd show up. then it started to rain. we left with only memories..no pumpkins.
i had the kids tell me what they liked and i tried to find the same thing at another small local place… it's called wal-mart. maybe you've heard of them…
Courtney Walsh-Meg, do you use actions on your photos? Would love to know which one this is! I’ve been looking for something like this! 🙂
AJ -Great pictures! Funny enough, all of those types of pumpkins (that weird one is so strange, isn’t it?) were available at the pumpkin patch we visited here in Western New York (Buffalo/Niagara Falls).
I first saw the white pumpkins by someone’s door when out for a walk. I thought they had been spray painted!
Our farmer has a donation box too for the weekdays.
This morning our pumpkins had a light dusting of snow on them. By this afternoon the snow had melted.
Kelsey-Wow so pretty…our local pumpkin patch is cute, but definetly not as pretty and green!
kasey-we’ve decided to hit the pumpkin patch to JUST TAKE PICS…and then buy them at the market on the way home.
xo
kathy b-My favorite apple farm had a big sign on it that said FOR SALE, retiring. So I thought you were going to say that Justin’s patch was for sale or abandoned.
Your photos and captions are so fun!
Kathy in California, (the chenille lady)
Amber-Oh so cool! I really want to take my son to a real pumpkin patch this year 🙂
Christina-Oh no!! That’s what I said when I got to the end! Those pictures are…I’m not sure the right word. Moving. They’re lovely, fallishly poignant.
It looks like you had a wonderful time even though you left empty handed.
Tiffany Morris-That stinks, but you got some great photos anyway!
susie whyte-THAT is why i want to move out of wichita!! i had to explain to my 3 year old last night on the way home from canton, ks why it was so dark…”we’re in the country! they don’t have lights out here”. 🙂
your poor kids must’ve been so bummed out!
Lori -I love a pumpkin patch 🙂 Love the pics, too.
Kath-I grew two pumpkins this summer, they have not turned orange yet, but I’m hoping they’ll turn for Halloween. I love the colour on your photos ..
Alison-I can’t believe how expensive pumpkins have gotten over the years. I remember when my 10 year old was little we would pick out the biggest pumpkin and pay $5.00 for it! Now you get a tiny little one not fit to cut open for $5.00 and spend $25.00 for a big one to carve. We just go to our local patch to browse, take pictures, eat pumpkin ice cream and then we head to Wal-mart to buy the big ones. How sad is that?!
leah -love your site – have been reading for a year and a half now 🙂 had to comment on these pics – they look so cool, 70’s-esque retro. great filter/cloudy day/awesomeness!
alice-pumpkin patch shots are always fun! yours look great but that’s not really what i came to comment on….. i love your new topper! the watercolor paints sets bring back good memories here :O)
adrienne-around here, we have an honor system… pick your pumpkin and leave money in the can. can you believe it???
se7en-So Stunning, we don’t really celebrate Halloween in our part of the world but your photo’s make me wish we did!!! Have a fun weekend together!
BriBedell -Well our pumpkin patch this year was my Aunt and Uncle’s House! LOL they just “threw out some seeds” to see what they would get…well lets just say we got 40 free pumpkins! That the kind I like 🙂
Renee-Well the pumpkins will come and go, but the pictures you took are incredible (and lasting). It’s been raining here for too many days, and I’m still waiting to get the kids to the apple orchard. Hope I didn’t miss my opportunity. Is fall gone already??? xoxo
carissa... brown eyed fox-fantastic shots and WHAT a great place!
good ‘ol fashion pumpkin hunting! LOVE it!
so sad… we have no patches here… climate too harsh for ANY kind of growing! boo!
big disappointment!
menards was our pumpkin place! 🙂
adrienneK-such pretty pictures!too bad he wasnt there! we have a “pumpkin patch” here you can leave a donation in the donation box!! maybe you could have left some money lol
Aljolynn-I’m so jealous that you get to have fun in a REAL pumpkin patch. We don’t have those here in Hawaii. I think it’s time to move back to Boston. Or maybe the midwest? ;o) Love the photos.
jody-looks glorious. too bad wal mart won out.
we are off to go pumpkin hunting this weekend.
keep those beautiful pictures coming…loving the eye candy!
Suzette Mahoney-Great photos! We got our pumpkins at that quaint little Walmart too!!
Beth Ann-I have thought about bringing my kids to the Walmart or Grocery store, pose them in front of the sign that says “Hy Vee’s Pumkpin Patch” (Hy Vee is the grocery store) on top of the boxes of pumpkins and calling it ‘Our 2009 Trip to the Pumpkin Patch”. Between the weather and other fall activities we haven’t been able to carve out 2 hours to drive and explore one. Hopefully Sunday, no rain in the forecast….. otherwise it is HyVee this year.
Stephanie-I would have taken the pumpkins and brought the cash back later when he was around. Oh wait, is that considered stealing?
Melanie-At least you have the memories:) When you get your pumpkins and get them decorated, the kids won’t remember that they came from Walmart. LOL
Summer-Your pictures are all that I love about fall. Well that and apple pie of course.
Starnes Fam-I’m having a hard time finding a FREE pumpkin patch in KC. I have, oh, about 30 pumpkins already in my house, so don’t need more….just a photo op and somewhere for the kids to roam. Would love to have a market there for other goodies to buy. So far, every one seems to have an entry fee of $35, which includes a pumpkin per person, that we do not need!
Kate-I love pumpkin time! The colors are so pretty. They are always some of my favorite kiddo pics!
Sharla-That’s sad that you didn’t get to pick them up from there. Looks like the kids had fun anyway!
elizabeth-I had NO idea pumpkins grew on a vine! Imagine a field of them and not a parking lot with faux straw. Oh, the glories of the country as opposed to urban life. Thanks for the beautiful photos! (And I am just kidding — I knew pumpkins grew on a vine — I just can’t remember ever actually seeing it!)
Ashlee Archibald-I loove pumpkin patches! those are all REALLY great pumpkins too!
Jen -So cute! I must know what font you’re using for your captions!!
Stephanie Carroll-Oh how I wish we had cooler weather so it would feel like fall in Houston 🙁
And I wish we had a pumpkin patch
Darn the city.
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Magchunk-Hahaha your Sarah Palin impression is smashing. Looks like the kiddos had fun. Sorry is one of the best board games!
You guys play a lot of games, think you may have a board-game favorites list sometime? We’re thinking of stocking a game cupboard in our new place…
Julia-Hi Meg, I love your shirt…did you get it recently?
Oh, thanks for the tip on the jewelry. I love, love, love bangle bracelets – I was thinking of doing one with my husband and kids on it.
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LOVED this post–highlighted by the Palin jokes:)
My girls love the milkweed covered in monarch caterpillars–Jeremy and the girls are very active in tagging monarchs in the fall for the Monarch Watch.
Are you planning to for to the Arts & Crafts Fair next month? Maybe I’ll see you there.
Kristy
meg duerksen-dear Stop Shooting,
if you are going to leave a comment like that….at least be decent enough to use a valid email address.
no one is shooting stray animals.
they are protecting their gardens they worked hard on…their pets from disease…their children safe from rodents in the yard…etc.
and we were shooting pop cans.
but if you have a strong opinion…which is okay…you need to be kind enough to leave a way for me to contact you.
mom -I love this post. We really did have a nice peaceful time. Everyone doing their own thing together!
Maybe we should clarify (for “Stopshooting”)that the bb gun doesn’t hurt the animals – just scares them. They don’t need to be eating all my flowers!
Kate-Seriously. Thank God for your blog. I am having a crazy (AKA horrible) morning and just reading this made me relax.
Thank you, thank you
Stopshooting -I think this is terrible. Hurting innocent animals and then still being proud of it…goodness what are you thinking?
The comment that says that she uses bb guns on stray animals…how sick is that? They are homeless and vulnerable and then you nice people shoot them
traci-that is great sarah!!! you know the boys are going to be hounding you for a bb gun now. my kids grew up with them. you look like a natural. cute photos. great memories made at grandma and grandpas!!
the wild raspberry-love annie’s scene…reminds me of the Night at the Museum movie…i’m sure they must have come to life that night!
Kathy-Great pictures, what a wonderful summer night surrounded by family and fun.
Diana aka "knzus"-LOL! What a great get-together day, huh! I just cannot believe this awesome weather we’ve been having. LOVE the dinosaur vs. all the rest of them guys… personally, I always rooted for the Indians when I was little. First, and only, time I ever held and shot a rifle was when I was in high school, I think I was 16… it was my boyfriends’. He and I, along with a few friends, were at some sort of lake hunting place (LOL!)… ANYWAY, he showed me how to hold it, then instructed me how to pull the trigger, and I shot at a pyramid pile of cans. Knocked the whole falutin’ bunch to smithereens! And I didn’t even fall down from the kickback of the rifle! Get this – and this was AFTER the other three GUYS had shot and MISSED! ROTFL!! Have a great week, Meg! 🙂
jody-fun! reminds me of our family when we go to my parent’s house. guns, games, grandparents…life doesn’t get much better!
Michelle-You crack me up Meg! And I really love the peacefulness of capturing everyone absorbed in games at the table together.
jennifer -Oh you are ha.larious! Watch out Tina Fey!
And congratulations on the award!!! You rock!
Christina-Gun shots, not camera shots. I like the unexpected!
Annie’s wooden board is awesome. It’s like the Village People went prehistoric. And then multiplied.
It looks like such a lovely evening. And peaceful seems like the perfect word, it was a peaceful post.
Ashley Ann-First the comment calling you a “Maverick”…H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!
Love, love, love that your girls have an army men, indian, dinosaur war going on. love it.
Congrats on the well deserved award too…
Anna Marie-I got a bb gun just like that last Christmas from my husband. I love it! I use it for opossum, raccoons and stray animals.
Looks like you all had a blast! I like your mom’s deck!
Christy -Such a Maverick! What a fun time. Love Annie’s village! That is AWESOME!
Shann-The first thing I thought of when I saw you guys shooting the gun was that great line from the classic “A Christmas Story.” You’ll shoot your eye out! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I am so thankful, however, that it appears no eyes were harmed during your evening of fun. Don’t you just love outdoor porches and board games?
purejoy-boys are fascinated with guns. i wonder why that is?
i rear ended a semi in bumper to bumper traffic in chicago.
not a good time.
the policeman responding to the “incident” was not amused, either.
i had the back window rolled down because my two small children were in the car, and frightened.
my 3 year old son spotted the police officer, and twenty questions ensued. . .
wow! is that a gun?
is that a real gun?
does it shoot real bullets?
have you ever shot your gun?
did you kill someone??
ohmygracious, please, son. this guy was not in a good humor when he arrived. . .
but on the inside, i was dying laughing.
this the same kid who broke the silence after the accident. . .
. . . mommy. why you say sh*t?
Starnes Fam-This is a really fun post. Loved the Palin jokes and I’m a Republican!
Staci -Waffle wasn’t scared at all????? I love the patio pics 🙂 Makes me smile…barefeet and OFF…isn’t that what Summer is alllll about!!! I’m a little sad it’s gone….but I love my house being quiet for at least two small hours 😉
Christine -So I love this post, it reminds me of when I was a kid. My dad had two daughters and no sons, so even though I had barbies, I also had a bbgun and the litle mono-colored toy soilders and cowboys and indians like your daughter was playing with. Great post, I’d say enjoy the rest of your summer but I forgot that kids already go back to school by now farther west. 🙂
-Christine
Amber-Hey girlie. I have that same pink shirt! :o)
Ashley Clark-Gorgeous photos. Love the ones of the caterpillars and toy soldiers especially :)I remember when my dad took my brothers and I to shoot his BB gun at some pop cans. It was so exciting, and very addictive!
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adrienneK-ahahaha! i love it!!! armed and (kinda) dangerous!!! you’re great!!!
Laura-You’re a crack-up- love the picts, I enjoy going to bass-pro-shop & ending up in the shooting gallery. On weekdays, they seem not to require coins to activate(?).
Once when my husband was shopping handguns, he asked me to hold one, see how it felt, too small, too big. I was also holding my youngest, on my hip. All I needed was to throw off my shoes, and I’d have been a complete picture.
Love the army guys and the classic ‘sorry’ game. Happy Sunflower Season-
anne -How do you blow bubbles?
This summer I went to Kenia (Africa) and work there at a school. I think it will be funny when we make there bubbels with the kids.
angela-Love the fun things you do with your kiddos….AND the pink toes!!! FUN! What great pictures. Check out my blog today. My daughter-in-law is starting to play around with photography. I am doing a Target giveaway in her honor!
Kathy-Great pictures as always…you can even make a rainy day look fun.
Debby Graber -I loved Annie’s miss matched flip flops today! (Remember the day we used to call them thongs?) She had so much fun in church. We played with the parachute – they were being swallowed by Jonah’s whale.
Elma Riedstra -Love the pictures!!! What a fun day:)
adrienneK-this is good info to know thanks for sharing teehee 🙂
Lorilee-I love huge bubbles.Your photos are wonderful. I have a monster bubble wand, although I haven’t had it out in a while. My 14-year-old just isn’t interested!
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annie-i love bubbles!
wonderful pictures!!
looks like so much fun!
Stephanie-this looks so fun. can i play?
Your bubble pics look great. The theme this week over at “I heart Faces” is bubbles. You should enter one of your pics.
Jill -You’re like the best Mom ever! I hope my son never sees your blog…he’ll be SO jealous!
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Christine-you are such a creative mom. Your kids are lucky to have you. 🙂
Penny-Your kids are going to have great memories when they grow up!
Michelle/sumshay -You made me laugh…and feel normal. Thanks.
Our back to school night…me sitting reading till midnight (need to get a laptop!) outside their rooms. Everytime thought it was safe to leave–“mommy–stay a little longer?”! Vampire children and school hours don’t go well together. Add to that new school anxiety.
Long night.
Rachel @ Chicks & Chaps-oh how i love to stop over here!! thank you for the belly laugh i just had, i needed it. your kids are so lucky 🙂
Rachel @ Chicks & Chaps-oh how i love to stop over here!! thank you for the belly laugh i just had, i needed it. your kids are so lucky 🙂
Trina McNeilly-Its our last week before school starts.. and i feel like i have not made summer that fun… I’m trying to figure how to cram things in but at the same time I want to enjoy relaxation before the crazy schedule kicks in…love the tent in the house idea….. things going the way they did for you…well that is real life isn’t it….. as always love your posts for the fun, style and most of all the relatable realness. Have a fabulous week!
xx Trina
erin-I think you must be the funnest mom for your kids! I read your blog and you give me so many great ideas. Things I just forget to do like kicking back and doing bubbles in the yard or fun ideas like a shaving cream party. Thanks for the ideas to get to bedtime!
jessica -i just love your blog!
it makes me smile and laugh out loud 🙂
you are such a good mommy!!
thanks for always sharing your oh-so precious ideas!!
Becky B-Just love you for your honesty and your photo skillz. Thanks!
Liz Woodard -Okay – I just want to know…Where did you get those premade individual pizza discs? The kids would love to make their own pizzas. Don’t tell me that you made each of those?!
lydee-you rock. inspite of things not going according to plan. you still rock.
TRACI -love those RED lampshades. HAVE TO TRY THAT!!! We do the tent in the livingroom and shockingly enough my kids STILL love it….aren’t kids funny..lol
deb meyers -You’re real, you’re funny. You’re REAL FUNNY! 🙂
So THAT’s where you put the lampshades…
deb meyers
Erin-Thanks for your honesty – it’s good to hear bedtime doesn’t go smoothly at someone else’s house too!
But still, a super fun night before school!
Amy Walker -Meg, you’re an awesome mom…even if you did have yelling and spankings at bedtime!
Ashley Ann-My first thought on the parfait picture was “Wow, that’s a lot of parfaits! Are they at a restaurant?” Then I counted…and then I realized I am only one parfait short of that. Life is good…parfaits make it better.
Shannan-Thank you for admitting the spankings. I’m always afraid the spanking police will show up at my door if I talk about it…
elizabeth-I have to admit to feeling relief that your back to school night ended up a little nutty — otherwise, I’d wonder how could someone’s life be just so dang perfect!
Meredith-You crack me up. Typical of boys to wimp out to their beds! Glad the first part of the back to school celebration went so well, as for the bedtime bit – that was just to remind you why you’re so glad they were returning to school, right? Hope you get some time to do some sewing for yourself soon. Meredith xo.
andrea -thats it, i want to move in
Christina-Camping in the living room is such a great idea.
I’m sorry the night before school was so trying. Ick.
Your kids back-to-school pics are gorgeous.
Jill -Sooo funny. Dinner looked great and I LOVE the idea of a special dinner for the night before the first day of school. And the parfaits… yum. Sounds wonderful!
Kathy Beams-I love your ideas of family fun ! I am taking notes…
And I love your menu !!!! You have a beautiful family !
Dina-I LOVE LOVE LOVE how honest you are…hilarious!…the night-before-everyone’s-whacko part:-)
And….I’m glad I’m not the only mom ready for them to go back to school. Granted, mine are in half-day pre-school…ahhh the freedom!!!!
Joanna-Oh what fun! I loved the first day of school almost every year. My girls are too young for school but I am looking forward to these times! You’re a lucky mom and you seem to know it.
jennifer -Oh, we SO have the same bedtime thing going on over here too!
Thanks for keepin’ it real.
It’s what I love about you/your blog.
Elizabeth at BlueClearSky-We did the same thing for our oldest son’s birthday party about 3 years ago and then repeated it with cousins. The kids had a blast! Looks like yours had fun too.
Staci -Tooo funny! The boys wanted their beds 🙂 We live on 30 acres…Connor, my 7 yr old has been DYING to camp out there….but, he finally decided it was “TOO LOUD” outside….WHEW, instead we camped in the playroom….with airconditioning and bathrooms right around the corner 🙂 I wonder how much longer we can get away with it being too loud 🙂 ?????? And to make you feel better…I am QUITE sure there will be yelling on Monday night for us 🙁 Have a great weekend girlie!!!!!
adrienneK-a tent in the house i LOVE it!!!!! (i once knew a kid that had a tent in his room lol)
Lee Ann -Love that you tried having so much fun with them. And yes, lots of our fun night end not so fun either. And I also find sitting outside their rooms on the laptop is good for everyone 🙂
Melanie-thank you for being normal. i always read your blog with a bit of jealousy so seriously…THANK YOU!
Elma Riedstra -Oh I love the camping in the living room!! What a fun time for all the kids!! Now are all five kids in school this year?? You must do home your:) Love the bubblegum machine on the table.
Michelle-Is that a polaroid inside your gumball machine? LOL
Dana M. -LOL!! Could not believe that your kids all took baths, read books and cuddled until bedtime…..then read that you were totally joking! LOVE IT
purejoy-yay for the beginning of school!! unless of course, that beginning means your youngest goes 5 hours away to college. and the other one is just starting his second year of college. . . in a house. yikes on a stick.
it’s been one of those weeks.
fun party, fun parfaits, awesome camping. your kids are adorable.
ah-dore-able!!
charlane-LOL I had to crack up at the NOT too. My sister fought to get her two vampires in bed too.
Jo-Your family is ALWAYS doing something fun! I need you as my neighbor at the last.
Darby-Meg,
Can I have a parfait right now!? With extra whip cream… please… and a spoon long enough to reach the bottom of the hurricane!
Kathy-You have such a fun family!! I wish you were my Mom, hell I bet my daughter wishes you were her Mom!
Christy -Ha, ha, ha! That was a lot like our night before school too. My son was up till 10:45, mom I need water, mom my leg hurts, I need medicine, my leg hurts water will help, will you run my knee, bed time story, I forgot to floss, etc., etc. I think “bedtime” lasted 2 1/2 hours. 🙂 No spankings, but I threatened to take the Wii away the next day.
kat-Reading your blog not only inspires me but reassures me that others are in the same boat and react the same way as I do in similar situations 😉 We have had nights like that, big plans, loads of fun, and then the mother of all meltdowns at bedtime… ah, gotta love those moments, fun times, fun times indeed.
A pocket full of posies...-Too fun!!! (and funny!) You always make me smile!!
Have a great weekend!
Blessings!
Jill
Renee-OMG. That was so heartwarming and FUNNY. The no Starbucks. The yelling. Crap. Me, too, girlie. Me, too. Cheers! xoxo
Tammie-Oh wow this looked like soo much fun! We have these lil water parks by us too in Suwanee Ga and Lawrenceville at Mall of Ga. My kids love going to them!
Heather Anuta-I’m so glad you mentioned The Choo Choo in Chicago! I love that place and thought of it as soon as I saw your pictures. I was just thinking of it the other day. Great pics!
Elisa-Oh that Crayola store!!!
We just got a Lego store, which is pretty cool too.
Beth-A CRAYOLA store?? Oh my gosh. I would totally love that. Have you seen the video on youtube “Crayola doesn’t make a color for your eyes”? You have to check it out. Here’s the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELEjeYzfjM I love it so much I used my daughter’s itunes money to buy the song for myself 🙂
cassie o -surely annie is the most adorable child alive
danyele-love the crayon pics! and the kids in the fountain…awesome!
Kelly-I love baseball. I grew up going to Tigers games with my dad all the time. But your day looks like way more fun than a baseball game! Great pictures too!
Rebekah-A Crayola store!?!?!? I had no idea such a thing even exixted, but I have a sudden pressing need to go there.
stodd -Cracks me up… we were just at the fountains last week… why do kids feel like they have to sit on the fountain? All of mine had diarhea that night… cleaned them out I guess! lol!
We do Fritz’s tomorrow…our first day of school tradition!
Tracy-LOVE LOVE LOVE them all, Meg – great job as usual and don’t worry, I too am a weirdo and take picts of other people’s adorable kids! HA! They all looked like they were having a ball and you just can’t beat an all “girls” day out! Hugs, Trac~ :o)
Betsy-What a wonderful day with the girls! I love your pics, and you’ve reminded me that even though I think there is “nothing to do in Kansas City” … there is always things to see & do. I’ve lived here my whole life, so it’s nice to see KC through someone else’s eyes.
Would love to go to the Crayola store. So much fun! Those pics reminded me of the video that used to play on Mr. Rogers of a day in a crayon factory. Anyone else remember that? It looked just like your pictures 🙂
Stacy Kearney -We drove past the fountain on our way to Grinders to see The English Beat and saw all the kiddos playing in the water. I was very jealous.
elizabeth-What fantastic photos — I’m ready to move to Kansas if you keep this up!
tabitha-crayons coloured my world when i was little, to this day…i can see the name of a certain crayon and find a memory attached, some that never come to the surface until i smell a new box of crayola colour. crayons were my first creative outlet and my biggest thrill was a brand new colouring book 🙂
Sandy -Surely Lauren thinks I’m creepy, but I just had to say that she is beautiful. The one on the roller coaster…very beautiful. She (and her teenage attitude) remind me of myself but I was never that pretty. 🙂
Love you. Love your family. Love your pictures.
charlane-a girls day is always a fun time – great shots
Dana M. -Allie LOVED the lego art. Still think that she and Sean should get together and create.
Ruth-oh wow… that has to be the coolest mall ever! a huge crayola shop – heaven!! love those happy fountain pictures too!
se7en-Oh why do I live on the far side of the world!!! I would live and die to go to a crayola store – Oh that must be heaven on earth just the smell of all those crayons… whoooo heaven!!!
Cathy -On your next girl’s trip, plan a shopping afternoon at Country Club Plaza. And Gates BBQ is fantastic – especially the burnt ends sandwich! (Tastes better than it sounds!)
Christina-Such neat stuff! I’ve seen that Lego guy’s stuff online, and on some late night show or something-he’s amazing.
That fountain made me laugh; is it right in the middle of town? It looks like everyone’s in their swimsuits smack dab in the center of a little city!
As always you have taken some amazing photos!!
Erin-Oh we love KC too! And that Crayola Store is amazing! These pictures make me want to go back with the kids in the summer – love the fountains! A baseball game sounds great but this looks WAY more fun!
Chrissa -Gah, homesick for KC now! must find excuse to fly 1400 miles and stat!
Angela-Mmmm….now I really want a milkshake!
Great pics!
Good call on not going to the game. LOL
Stephanie-I totally love that photo of Annie with the hat on – too cute!
pve-I hope those kids see these photos, they are a hoot.
Happy Days!
pve
Anna Marie-I LOVE Crown Center!!!!! I agree with a previous poster…you have to take your kids to Kaleidoscope! Also, not sure if you saw Union Station right down the street but Science City is there and your kids would like that a lot too…although, it is NOT free 🙁 We went there a couple weeks ago. Union Station is beautiful inside! Looks like you all had fun!
Starnes Fam-KC has so much fun stuff to do…..since moving here in May…..we’ve been delighted with it all. As previous commenters suggested, check out Kaleidoscope for sure and also Union Station.
I’m trying to figure out if the Kansas City Star does tours…..wouldn’t that be cool? As my husband said, you better go see it now….b/f newspapers are a thing of the past!
Lori-Crown Plaza is so fun! We have been to the Crayola store and eaten there, too! And the train restaurant is also a blast! We have eaten there, too! Such a fun day and a great way to beat the heat!;) Lori
alyssa-okay, that is crazy. we were there this weekend too! we had a mini family trip to crown center. we did fritz on saturday…hope your milkshakes were better than our food! not exactly a place you go to for the food!
next time you need to check out kaliedescope. it’s free too! my kids loved it.
Sara-This is hilarious, I just blogged about the exact same thing yesterday! I love Kansas City!
jennifer -We were there a couple summers ago when we were visiting my sister and my kids STILL ask if we can go back!
Christy -Looks like so much fun! What a way to spend the last week before school. I havenot been to KC is YEARS! Looks like I am missing out on a lot of fun stuff. Love the legos, I just took my son to Legoland last month. The ice cream shop looks awesome too! What fun.
PS. Your uncle’s shoe store is awesome! Wow!
Candy-We live in Topeka, which is about an hour west of KC. There is so much to do in KC, next time you are there, you have to check out Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, it is awesome, and FREE! Great pics at the fountain!
emily :] -i LOVE the crayola store 🙂 & that fountain. & we went to fritz’s every year with choir, it is soo much fun! its awesome to see pictures of my stomping grounds.
Sharla-I used to work in the office building right by those fountains – loved to watch everyone out the window . . . .
carissa... brown eyed fox-the catch 22… i SO get it!
this business of getting up early is going to be tough… for the kiddos AND me!
cheers to you and getting in a few more late beauty rest mornings before the big day!
Jill -I’m with ya, sister! Summers are way too long in my opinion. But we are bored because I don’t plan fun things like shaving cream messes and tie dyed clothes. So I’m exhausted because of all the “I’m bored”, and “there’s nothing to do”. School will be here soon!
pam-when school starts we will be tired because we stayed up too late…still. curse of the night owl. more fun happens at night anyway, right? 😉
yay for checking off the list!
Julie K.-How in the world did you fit in a photo shoot {or more} each day in a week! I am exausted with two shoots per week and I’m scaleing it down to one a week for the fall! You are like the energizer bunny – I will forever wonder how you do it all. Etsy, photog biz, craft time with your kids. Unbelievable. What’s your secret weapon. You must have one. 🙂
Wish we could go to coffee.
Julie
Elma Riedstra -OH I think my kids are ready for school:) They are starting to get bored . My baby goes to k this year it will be hard for me. I know then my days will be soooo quiet. I think I need a hobby.( all eight in school:( I just blinked and they are growing up waaaaaay to fast.
trishia-my mother just sent me a link to your blog. I am sitting here in shock. You seriously are me. I seriously am you. We are like mirror sisters!
I have five children. I am a photographer. I love crafting and like doing it with my kids, but miss having my own crafty time. I’m ready for summer to close. I don’t get enough sleep. I stay up too late. I don’t eat well. I always have other peoples children at my house. lol
weird! adding you to my reader 🙂 (and in the dead of winter, I’ll stop by and tell you how much I miss sleeping in and having long summer days)
Staci -Me too!!! Me too!!! Me too!!!! (And I only have TWO kids!!!)
Staci -Me too!!! Me too!!! Me too!!!! (And I only have TWO kids!!!)
Jamie Sampson-I have no idea how you do it all. If I was you I would have been tired a very long time ago. Love the blog as usual. Hope your weekend is happy.
Nicole-I’m with you on the TIRED and staying up late!! Last night I CRASHED at 9:00!! I just couldn’t do it anymore! My body was shutting down! That’s unheard of for me! I didn’t care that the kids were all still up, thankfully Jas just took over! I HATE to see summer end but I will WELCOME the structure that school brings!!
Mindy Harris-Lately I’ve been going to bed around 12 or 1. If there wasn’t so much cool stuff on the internet…
Mary Beth-Stay At Home Moms DO get a vacation.
When everyone goes to college!
I’m Serious.
It will happen in three more blinks of an eye.
I now have time to breathe, relax and sleep.
Of course, worrying is still there……………….
Keep on.
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints-I stay up too late and then have a hard time falling asleep. So I’m right there with ya.
Ashley-Hey Meg, Our family drove ALL the way through the entire state of Kansas yesterday and I thought about you all day and enjoyed the sights of Kansas… although we were READY to get out of Kansas since our destination was Colorado…
Looks like your having a fun filled summer!
Liz-You are seriously super mom! But that said, I can totally understand why you’re ready for school to start. You deserve a little you-time. 🙂
Chele-No you are definitely not alone in the ready for school to start. I am too! You have one more child than me but I am tired too! 🙂 Hang in there and get some sleep woman! LOL.
Starnes Fam-I’m ready, too, but still have 2 toddlers at home. A bit different for me. Hang in there!
princesslasertron-I hope this doesn’t sound dorky, but I think your kids are blessed to have so many friends and it’s a testament to their awesome upbringing!!
Sandy -I’ve been wondering how your summer list is coming along (btw, I think that’s an AWESOME idea!). We haven’t seen pictures of Lauren lately, how’s she doing? Does she still play volleyball?
Karen-You are SUCH a good mom, giving them so many WONDERFUL memories to think back on when they grow up! You’re the mom I wanted to be, but didn’t have the time or means. Sigh. Maybe I can be that grandma…
Anonymous-Mom of four feeling thankful not to be the only one with these feelings!!! As I sit here and type a comment at 11pm when clearly I should be in my bed sleeping. But it’s so fun to have the quiet time when they are all asleep! It’s intoxicating, actually.
amber-I’m right there with you on the school starting thing. At least you’re trying to have fun with your kids. Looks like you’ve got lots of creative ideas!
jennifer -Oooh! Can’t wait to see the tie-dye projects! It looks like you’ve been doing lots of fun stuff this summer. I’m always hopeful that my kids remember the fun stuff we do and not how tired, and ahem, cranky I can be.
Here’s to naps and lattes, whichever is more accessible at the moment!
misty -will you give instructions on the tie-dying?? also, will you post the pics of the finished items? I LOVE TIE DYE~ I have one more question maybe you can help me with…. I am inspired how you have your kids be creative w/their halloween costumes- This will be my daughters 2nd halloween & I have decided that we will not buy costumes- she only wore the last one for a few hours! SO I am hoping to teach her early how to be creative and I need to dye a white onesie black. All of the ritdye that is supposed to be black is really gray~ do you have any suggestions? I hate to cough up the 15 + S&H for a black onesie for a 13 month old to wear once.
andrea -i can never get to bed before ten, impossiable and i get up at four to go to work, sick
pve-Before you take a long nap…could you please fill up your etsy store.
pve
The Tulip Lady-The only thing better than having what you want…is wanting what you have. Or something like that. Here’s to soaking up what we got, when we got it…CHEERS!
Dana M. -Ditto on the tie dye!! 🙂
Lisa-MEG, I JUST GOT DONE COMPLAINING TO MY 19 YR OLDS GIRLFRIEND HOW TIRED I AM OF BEING AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE AND THE MAILMAN!!! I WANT TO GET RID OF MY CELL, EMAIL, AND BLOG. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
DO STAY AT HOME MOMS GET A VACATION?
HOW DOES IT LOOK IF THEY DO?
WHO DO WE TELL?
DOES ANYONE LISTEN OR DO WE JUST SOUND FOOLISH.
TIRED HUGS FROM MAINE
Molly -Want to see pics of the tie dye end products!!!
Kara Hebert-Oh, Meg. You crack me up. As soon as I read the title of this post I knew it was one I would relate to. I, too, am simply exhausted. A combo of kids killing me and my father’s recent passing. I am pooped. Done. Stick a fork in me. Can’t entertain another kid for one. more. second.
Proverbs 31 – that’s why she’s an IDEAL and not real, right? 🙂 I gotta work on that.
xx
Kara
Renee-I’m tired, too. But it’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. The excuses never end. xoxo
Flower Patch Farmgirl-Every couple of weeks Cory and I swear that we’ll start going to bed early. It usually lasts one night, then we’re back to midnight or 12:30. What are night owls like us supposed to do?? I just don’t see a good way around it.
Amber-hehehehehhehehe. i am the same way, i always want the next thing and my infamous line is: “I can’t wait till….”
dot dot dot fill in the blank. 🙂
Laura Phelps-tired, too…
but remember to be ready by 6:05PM…I’m comin’ to get you in my van!!! (with a grande latte!)
charlane-🙂 school starts here next week. the nephews are complaining already – the little vampires. (they love to stay up all night)
MMW-We’ve tried to institute a 10:30 pm curfew for husband & myself. We’re often up too late too. I feel like I need to stay up late in order to catch-up from the whirlwind my kids created during the day.
chris-I feel your pain , I have 6 kids here most days during the summer , what a summer job I tell ya , I get up at 6:20am , OH MY ! I am not a morning person , and yesterday I didn’t get munch until 3:45 pm , today was better I had lunch at 2:00 , I am feeling so tired , and no time for my projects or my work work , I am looking forward to school , but I have 30 more days to go before I will have the peaceful house that I enjoy , don’t feel badly .
Sara-ooooh, will you give instructions for tie-dying w/ kids? 🙂
tammy -would love it if you posted how to tie dye !!!
Jordan Livingston -We’re the officials every year it is fun
Sebastian Gaydos-I’m still thinking why most of you love watching demo derby. My wife loves watching ’em too and I think she’s addicted to it! There’s this one time that she even wanted to join and use our car. And I’m like, “What?! Our car?! Are you out of your mind?!” Hahaha! But still, I love her for that. =)
Christian Louboutin Platforms-“It turned out to be one of the best short pieces I have ever done, and Kate Wilson, editor at Scholastic, read it to her little girl, and they both loved it, and she emailed me in the new year and asked if they could publish it as an illustrated book.
truck rental-This sure seems like a perfect night out! TO be honest- I didn’t get the “fun” you were talking about at first- but going through your pictures- this seems like an amazing event to attend!
chris schroeder -i enjoy running derbies. usually run canton and hillsboro every year, u know my number OU812 just out to have fun!!
Kristine Robb-O.M.G! ha ha i am totally laughing out loud!!!!!!!!!!!! that is HILARIOUS! i think i will have to add a demo derby to my summer-to-do-list next year! your pictures are amazing of course but the video is a nice touch. you could totally score one of those for christmas!
pam-raising my hand! LOVE the demo derby.
eric and i were TOTALLY cracking up at the videos.
jamie -i LOVE demolition derbies. haven’t been to one in years. i think my 5-year-old would LOVE them too. thanks for the video!
Treemama-and i thought i was the only pseudo redneck mama who loves the derby! and this is the first year we went for the derby instead of rodeo night.
we (of course) rooted for the girl driver in the pink car with the peace sign on the side!
simply stork-my husband is an emt and we sometimes get to go and work the races in our area…one time I got to go and due to a double accident I was the one who drove the ambulance…Way Too Cool!
~simply~
Alicia Fulmer (Coach) :) -I.LOVE.THE.DEMO.DERBY!
Lindsay-If I ever make it to Kansas I hope it’s on demo derby night!!
Tess S. -fun, fun, FUN!
emily :] -demo derby… so much fun! its my favorite part of going to the pratt county fair. btw, i love the picture of the fireworks to pieces. not to sound like a creeper, but it’s now my desktop background, i love it that much.
sara-i love a good demo derby too! now for a real county fair.. have you ever heard of hog wrestling??
adrienneK-hmmm im not one for demo derbies BUT it was great getting to see you guys on video!!! yay:)
Dana D @BoysMyJoys-The video was hysterical with all the on-screen comments!
Now I need a lesson on using my fingers and math to determine how long until the sun goes down! I’ve never heard of that before! 🙂
Danielle -Oh, we were talking about going to the demo…. Thanks for the video, now we can experience a little of what we missed. My brother drove in it so many years ago—really a lot of FUN! Next time wait in line for one of the funnel cakes those two are some of the NICEST people I know!
rachel -WOW that looks fab fun. I’m with Sophie’s comment, I too thought the derby was only on something like the ‘Simpsons’ – doh I’m an idiot!
Sophie -I’m gonna sound like SUCH an idiot but I didn’t think those derby’s even existed. Forgive me, I’m English. I’ve only ever seen them in cartoons and stuff. 😛
I seriously wanna go to one now! (:
Peggy Rice-Okay, now my 2 year old thinks you are the coolest as well!!! He says, “more, more, more!”. Jaylee says, “now that’s how you smoosh a car.” Paris needs a race like this.
Laura Phelps-Hmm.
OK.
Um…
Is there a Starbucks close to this?
That might be the only way to get me there.
BUT.
In all fairness…I have yet to see your video.
It is LATE here.
And my husband is sleeping.
I may have a different opinion in the morning.
Hmph. Just when you think ya know a girl!
dawn -Okay, I didn’t read through all the comments and maybe someone already mentioned this — but what about the SMELL?!? Did it smell like…burning rubber and overheating car?!? I grew up in rural Minnesota. The demo derby comes every summer and my mom started taking me young. (If you saw my mom — you’d never guess her to be a demo fan — but she was pure awesomeness and exposed me to all kinds of cool things like this.) I miss them. They must have them somewhere in Oregon — I’ll have to research. My daughter is now four — it’s time. Glad you had fun — and I wish I could’ve been there! 🙂
Beth-As entertaining and fun as you make it sound, I still don’t think I would like the demo derby. Enjoy reading about AND seeing your time there 🙂
Carol S. -Totally agree. I’m from suburbs of Chicago, and we love the demo derby out here too. Cute videos! You guys have a little southern drawl happening over by you. Very fun. You’re too cute. Fun website.
Stephanie-Yes, the derby was exciting, but what I found even more thrilling is that you stood in line to get a “pop” and NOT a “soda”. Finally someone outside of Ohio drinks pop.
I knew I loved Kansas!
Courtney-Oh man, this brings back the memories… back when I was a country girl growing up. We’d go to the county fair each year for demo derby night. One year our machanic even bought my mom’s old tank of a car off her and put it in the derby. They painted it like a pack of fruit striped gum and called it the lifesaver. I cried because it made me sad that our old car hurt (I was little OK!). I miss the fair and the demo derby and the funnel cakes.
Jenn-Looks like a great way to spend an evening! Never been to one… but someday perhaps when Olaf gets a bit older 🙂
tabitha-i took my two boys to a demo derby like a hundred years ago [ok it was more like 10], they were 11 and 8 and i thought they were gonna love it!!! they didn’t. at all. they were overwhelmed by the awesomeness, that’s what i told myself, later i realized they were both sick with head colds and the noise and fumes probablly nearly killed them. i rule as a great mother! haha…they have, since then, come to appreciate [loudly and with enthusiasm] the joys of the Demo Derby. 🙂
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Meg-My favorite was the people watching from the bucket that was suspended 50 feet over the arena. Good times. Check out our blog for my interpretation of the county fair.
Julie-I have never been to a demolition derby -I wouldn’t even know where to find one – so thanks for the vicarious experience through video! That was great.
amy-this had me chuckling–especially the video with the little notes in it. my favorite by far was the “drunk man says yeeehawww!!” reminded me of going to the rodeo by my parents house in new jersey. yup, a RODEO in NEW JERSEY!! good times.
yeehaww!
Christy -You are so funny! My husband & his brother entered the derby at our state fair, several years ago. They didn’t last too long, but they had an absolute blast! The uglier the car, the better. They love to buy old random beat up cars & trash on them, silly boys!
amber-I love small town life! I would have cheered for the pink car too!
TRACI -Not a fan of the derby but LUUUUUUUV the videos. You crack me up with your fancy necklace on at a DERBY with MUD..LOL
Sarah-Would you still like me if I told you that you could’t get me to one of those if it was the last place in the world that sold funnel cakes?
maribeth-love it! especially the pop up video . . . looks like you have a blast!
candice-How fun, I have never been, do they even have them in Cali? You look so cute on the video, the curly hair and your necklace, how cute! More videos please, I love videos!
colleen-I haven’t seen this much Redneck fun since I went to Walmart… thanks for the videos…they were great!
Dana M. -This made me smile. Good to see you at the derby. You captured it in all it’s glory, mud and crazies. Kate spent the entire first 4 heats under the “mud” blanket we brought. When she finally emerged she screamed that this was “The best derby EVER!” To really enjoy an event like this, it helps if you know some of the drivers. The Hamm brothers are usual winners, but they build good cars and this is what they eat and breathe. Growing up across the road from them as kids, we put on our dad’s helmets, lined up our big wheels and trikes and played “demo derby.” What memories. Next year plan on your family coming to our place for supper, then we can “do the derby.”
Let me know when you plan to come to town this week.
Emily D. -We sat on the opposite side no sun, but you have to get there a little earlier! The boys enjoy it, not really my thing, but since I have boys I guess I have to endure it! Kind of wish the Hamms would have more competition, not so fun when you know who will win.
Shawna Landers -This looks just like Abilene’s Central Kansas Free Fair demo night!! I love the demo. It must be a Midwest thing or something but I can’t imagine the fair without it. I didn’t realize that Hillsboro had their fair at the same time!!
Great pictures!
Thanks!
Shawna
Anna Marie-Now wasn’t that a fun post?!? Your hair was super duper cute in that first video ;)|
My brother-in-law drove in a derby 2 weeks ago. Fun stuff!
Have a great evening, Megan 😉
Ruth-This looks toooo fun! And for a redneck you are incredibly glamorous 🙂
kelli -thanks for posting– that brings back fun memories! btw, i think you were the best dressed demo derby go-er!
Amanda-ahhh there were fireworks this year? lucky. i had plans so i couldn’t make it. 🙁 thanks for the recap though. i had some friends in high school who worked on the pit crews. i desperately wanted to be their (better) friend so that i could do it too. oh, and i also want to be friends with the fam who sits in the cherry picker.
Lauren-I love the demo derby too!!! I haven’t been in years! hmmm….maybe that’s an idea for the weekend!
Love your blog – read it every day! Have a great week!
Valerie-This brought back the memories. I am a Tulsa girl, but for “one and a half winters” we lived up in MN (that’s how you count time up there). My husband’s cousin up there invited us to the demolition derby. We had no idea what to expect and showed up in our little preppy Ralph Lauren shorts ensembles only to find ourselves surrounded by rednecks and mud flying up in our hair. It was awesome. It still makes me laugh to this day. I’m back safe and sound again in Tulsa, but I will always love Anoka, MN for its county fair and the hilarious night it gave me. 🙂
Allikayes Mama-I went to a demo derby at the Nebraska State Fair when I was younger…we teased our hair up nice and high…put on lots of makeup…and put on temporary barbwire arm tattoos! We fit right in back then!!! So fun!!!
jennifer -Feelin’ like the dorky city girl here. I only thought they did that in the movies, not in real life! Kinda like when we first moved to CO and I realized that there really are cowboys, too. I have apparently led a very sheltered life and I need to experience more. Your pictures are wonderful, as usual. You’ve got such a gift!
Amanda B-so funny…dave and I had a conversation last night about how much I LOVE demo derbies….we didn’t go last night but we were at the carnival and animals, WISHING I was at the derby, but not sure how a 1 and 2 year old would do. Anyway…I was telling him how much I love them, I really really do. He likes them too, but thought it was funny how much I had to say that I LOVED them! So I’m glad that you love them too! The one in my hometown is AWESOME, way better than Harvey County! I want to go back there next year! I have that redneck/hick streak in me too! It’s kind of fun, I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Sorry to hear about the drunk guy. But glad you guys got him taken care of.
Angela B. -I live in the city and now am so jealous that we don’t have the derby around here. What a blast!
kristin-i’m am HIGHLY avoiding the question from micah about when the demolition derby is…we forgot until it was too late. he is not going to be happy.
Kirsten-Oh I have to ask my parents about this memory…like I was a little girl in the 70’s…Pasadena CA?…and I remember we had these huge ugly green corduroy pillows we would take to sit on at the races – figure 8 racing. Loved it, and wish we had flips back then, lol!
Lori -Wow! that looks really fun! If you hadn’t included the video, I would never have considered it. Thanks!
amy j.-Corey is driving back to Abilene tonight to go to the COMBINE demo derby. Are you jealous? 🙂
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints-Oh yeah! We went last year and our kids had so much fun. You captured it well.
Georgia -Meg, your so glam!! ♥ a glam red neck mama! lol x
Karen E-Oh I love the demolition derby. Lots of fond memories going to the derby with my grandma at the local fair. My sweet looking grandma screamed and yelled and jumped out of her seat when watching it – she loved it so much!
I lurk on your blog, only discovered it about a month ago and I think your photography is fabulous. 🙂
A pocket full of posies...-Too funny!!! growing-up for fun my dad owned a dirt race track…I was the trophy girl stand-in one night…I was 12…don’t you know that poor guy who won was sadly disappointed!! 🙂
Julia-Have had a migraine for 4 days…even with that I am still laughing at that first video….now I’m confused about division….haven’t heard about the famous Hamm Brothers-feel a little out of it.
Amanda Jo-My husband is a very proud redneck and we go to Cowtown Speedway near Ft. Worth everytime they have a Demo Derby! You have to get there EARLY otherwise you’ll be wading in a sea of Wranglers and cowboy hats.
I think everyone should experience a demo derby at least once in their life time!
misty -off the subject…
have you seen the Disney Family Fun magazine? I just saw it for the 1st time yesterday and picked up a copy… when I was reading it last night I thought just about every project in there would be right up your alley to do with your kiddos!
they have a website http://www.familyfun.com I haven’t checked it out yet but the magazine is GREAT
misty -omgosh this looks like FUN~ I am in Oklahoma and we have a LOT more rednecks than Kansas ;0) so I am sure there has to be a demoderby around here somewhere!! I MUST go! I am seriously going to look into it because my birthday is coming up and we were going to to go a Tulsa Drillers game, but I think my husband would enjoy this so much more! (& me to) =0)
Jen-My dad drove in demolition derbies up until I was 2 or so. He had a car with all our names on it and I have a picture of my mom posing on it with a small beehive hairdo and pedal pushers. Co-ol.
Courtney Walsh - Meg, do you use actions on your photos? Would love to know which one this is! I’ve been looking for something like this! 🙂
AJ - Great pictures! Funny enough, all of those types of pumpkins (that weird one is so strange, isn’t it?) were available at the pumpkin patch we visited here in Western New York (Buffalo/Niagara Falls).
I first saw the white pumpkins by someone’s door when out for a walk. I thought they had been spray painted!
Our farmer has a donation box too for the weekdays.
This morning our pumpkins had a light dusting of snow on them. By this afternoon the snow had melted.
Kelsey - Wow so pretty…our local pumpkin patch is cute, but definetly not as pretty and green!
kasey - we’ve decided to hit the pumpkin patch to JUST TAKE PICS…and then buy them at the market on the way home.
xo
kathy b - My favorite apple farm had a big sign on it that said FOR SALE, retiring. So I thought you were going to say that Justin’s patch was for sale or abandoned.
Your photos and captions are so fun!
Kathy in California, (the chenille lady)
Amber - Oh so cool! I really want to take my son to a real pumpkin patch this year 🙂
Christina - Oh no!! That’s what I said when I got to the end! Those pictures are…I’m not sure the right word. Moving. They’re lovely, fallishly poignant.
It looks like you had a wonderful time even though you left empty handed.
Abigail - Beautiful pictures!!
Tiffany Morris - That stinks, but you got some great photos anyway!
susie whyte - THAT is why i want to move out of wichita!! i had to explain to my 3 year old last night on the way home from canton, ks why it was so dark…”we’re in the country! they don’t have lights out here”. 🙂
your poor kids must’ve been so bummed out!
Lori - I love a pumpkin patch 🙂 Love the pics, too.
Kath - I grew two pumpkins this summer, they have not turned orange yet, but I’m hoping they’ll turn for Halloween. I love the colour on your photos ..
Alison - I can’t believe how expensive pumpkins have gotten over the years. I remember when my 10 year old was little we would pick out the biggest pumpkin and pay $5.00 for it! Now you get a tiny little one not fit to cut open for $5.00 and spend $25.00 for a big one to carve. We just go to our local patch to browse, take pictures, eat pumpkin ice cream and then we head to Wal-mart to buy the big ones. How sad is that?!
leah - love your site – have been reading for a year and a half now 🙂 had to comment on these pics – they look so cool, 70’s-esque retro. great filter/cloudy day/awesomeness!
alice - pumpkin patch shots are always fun! yours look great but that’s not really what i came to comment on….. i love your new topper! the watercolor paints sets bring back good memories here :O)
adrienne - around here, we have an honor system… pick your pumpkin and leave money in the can. can you believe it???
se7en - So Stunning, we don’t really celebrate Halloween in our part of the world but your photo’s make me wish we did!!! Have a fun weekend together!
BriBedell - Well our pumpkin patch this year was my Aunt and Uncle’s House! LOL they just “threw out some seeds” to see what they would get…well lets just say we got 40 free pumpkins! That the kind I like 🙂
Renee - Well the pumpkins will come and go, but the pictures you took are incredible (and lasting). It’s been raining here for too many days, and I’m still waiting to get the kids to the apple orchard. Hope I didn’t miss my opportunity. Is fall gone already??? xoxo
carissa... brown eyed fox - fantastic shots and WHAT a great place!
good ‘ol fashion pumpkin hunting! LOVE it!
so sad… we have no patches here… climate too harsh for ANY kind of growing! boo!
big disappointment!
menards was our pumpkin place! 🙂
adrienneK - such pretty pictures!too bad he wasnt there! we have a “pumpkin patch” here you can leave a donation in the donation box!! maybe you could have left some money lol
Aljolynn - I’m so jealous that you get to have fun in a REAL pumpkin patch. We don’t have those here in Hawaii. I think it’s time to move back to Boston. Or maybe the midwest? ;o) Love the photos.
jody - looks glorious. too bad wal mart won out.
we are off to go pumpkin hunting this weekend.
keep those beautiful pictures coming…loving the eye candy!
Suzette Mahoney - Great photos! We got our pumpkins at that quaint little Walmart too!!
Secret Mom Thoughts - Great photos. I love pumpkin patches.
Beth Ann - I have thought about bringing my kids to the Walmart or Grocery store, pose them in front of the sign that says “Hy Vee’s Pumkpin Patch” (Hy Vee is the grocery store) on top of the boxes of pumpkins and calling it ‘Our 2009 Trip to the Pumpkin Patch”. Between the weather and other fall activities we haven’t been able to carve out 2 hours to drive and explore one. Hopefully Sunday, no rain in the forecast….. otherwise it is HyVee this year.
Stephanie - I would have taken the pumpkins and brought the cash back later when he was around. Oh wait, is that considered stealing?
Melanie - At least you have the memories:) When you get your pumpkins and get them decorated, the kids won’t remember that they came from Walmart. LOL
Amber - beautiful!!! I love love love fall. 🙂
Summer - Your pictures are all that I love about fall. Well that and apple pie of course.
Starnes Fam - I’m having a hard time finding a FREE pumpkin patch in KC. I have, oh, about 30 pumpkins already in my house, so don’t need more….just a photo op and somewhere for the kids to roam. Would love to have a market there for other goodies to buy. So far, every one seems to have an entry fee of $35, which includes a pumpkin per person, that we do not need!
Kate - I love pumpkin time! The colors are so pretty. They are always some of my favorite kiddo pics!
Sharla - That’s sad that you didn’t get to pick them up from there. Looks like the kids had fun anyway!
elizabeth - I had NO idea pumpkins grew on a vine! Imagine a field of them and not a parking lot with faux straw. Oh, the glories of the country as opposed to urban life. Thanks for the beautiful photos! (And I am just kidding — I knew pumpkins grew on a vine — I just can’t remember ever actually seeing it!)
Ashlee Archibald - I loove pumpkin patches! those are all REALLY great pumpkins too!
Jen - So cute! I must know what font you’re using for your captions!!
Stephanie Carroll - Oh how I wish we had cooler weather so it would feel like fall in Houston 🙁
And I wish we had a pumpkin patch
Darn the city.