With Calvin being off to college, I don't take any of our usual family traditions for granted. With it being the final weekend before Halloween, I was getting nervous that we may not make our pumpkin patch trip this year. But then he told me that Syd invited him to Joy & Scott's to watch the KU/K-State football game on Saturday and so he'd be coming home! It was a dreary day at the pumpkin patch (and a bit muddy from all of the recent rain, which Violet hates), but that meant that there were no crowds at all. We walked right up and got our picture by the wagon. And then realized that it was a super-awkward picture with Oliver sitting on the pumpkin. My kids are getting too big!
My sweet baby girl in a sea of pumpkins.
We missed the other cousins this year, but got Syd and Jack in our "How Tall This Fall" pic. Schaake's had a banner saying "50 Years" and I was thinking how cool it was that our family has been coming for 20 of those 50!
Although the changes from year to year aren't as dramatic as they once were, Calvin and Evelyn were both convinced that they grew since last year.
They may be right. Calvin is certainly over the 6 foot mark now, and Evelyn has soared over the 5 foot mark. My time of being the tallest woman in the house is quickly coming to an end, I'm afraid.
We checked out some of the animals on our way to the pumpkin patch. The cows were very pre-occupied with their lunch, but the beautiful rainbow pheasants were happy to show off their colors.
Found some good ones!
A couple of pics with my girls.
We did some shopping in the store before it was time to leave. Russ asked Evelyn to re-create a pic from when she was an itty-bitty baby. She was much happier to do this today than back in 2012.
Here's our blog-worthy family picture from Pumpkin Patch 2025. What a gift to have everyone together for the weekend. The tradition continues another year!
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