Pumpkin Patch 2012

I missed my usual weekend post last week, so I'm catching up a bit.  Last weekend Matt, Katie and I headed to the Pumpkin Patch.  We are new to Roanoke - in a family sense - so we had to research the Pumpkin Patches.  Based on online reviews, we selected a location called Leyman Farms located between Bedford and Roanoke. 

When we arrived I was pleasantly surprised at how large, well organized, and popular the farm was.  They had so many nice games for kids to include a HUGE Pillow (similar concept to a bouncy house), a corn pit, a cow barrell train, horse swings, a tunnel slide, farm animals, and much more! 

After playing several of the games/rides we finally convinced  Katie it was time to hop onto the tractor and ride out to the Pumpkin Patch.  She took her time selecting her pumpkin, but finally made a great selection.

  

Finally we headed back for lunch and dessert.  While we were eating I spotted a sign advertising FRIED Oreos for dessert.  I had never even heard of a fried Oreo before, so I told Matt I just HAD to try them.  What is a fried Oreo, you might ask?  Well, you dip an Oreo in funnel cake batter and deep fry it.  It comes out looking like a round ball of dough - of course with a chocolate cookie inside.  Me and my little sweet tooth enjoyed those immensely.

Katie spent the last week asking when we were going to make her Jack-O-Lantern.  More of those pictures coming in the next blog post....which I will hopefully get around to tomorrow. 

This last picture is SO Katie!  She really is such a sweet little girl....and yet every once in a while, totally full of mischief.  She just looks like she is plotting something here.  Love it!

 Probably the funniest thing about our trip last weekend was our total lack of preparation!  We knew it was going to be a bit cooler, but didn't realize it would be FREEZING on the Leyman Farm.  I had packed long sleeves and a blanket for Katie, but not an actual coat.  So, here I go 5 minutes after our arrival - back out to the local Dollar Store to buy all of us coats/sweatshirts.  So, while Katie's hot pink coat with butterflies is not my favorite on the style charts, it DID keep her warm....which was the point.  Oh well....its a memory, right?