We made our second annual visit to The Oaks pumpkin patch in Lafayette, AL. It is a short drive from Auburn, and it is absolutely worth it. You pay for as many pumpkins as you plan to take home, then they take you to the patch via hay ride. At the patch, all the viable pumpkins have already been clipped, but left in the vines to add to the authentic experience of picking your own pumpkin. Near the patch is a barn with sweet horses to pet, a very skittish goat, a swarm of chickens, and a couple of rabbits with new born babies to love on. Jacks had a ball. The families who operate the farm could not be more friendly, and their children were everywhere, all anxious to take you by the hand to make sure you got to pet a bunny or brush the goat. Overall, it is the ultimate, family-fun, fall themed experience. All you big city folk out there might think the whole thing seems a little strange, and maybe it is, but we had a great time! Enjoy the slide show.
And luckily, Chet and Queenie (my parents) were here to join us! They were on their way home from a wedding, and they weren't planning on staying - just stopping in for a quick visit. However, I think I can be very convincing, so they agreed to stay the night. Plus, they stopped by on their way up on Thursday, and they absolutely broke Jacks's heart when they left. He spent most of the weekend wandering aimlessly around the house calling, "Queenie, where are you?" Today he got them both all to himself for the whole day. He couldn't have been happier if he was full of sugar, which incidentally he was. See the mellowcream pumpkin blog post from a couple of days ago.....he has discovered my stash of them, and he routinely asks for "punkies."
And luckily, Chet and Queenie (my parents) were here to join us! They were on their way home from a wedding, and they weren't planning on staying - just stopping in for a quick visit. However, I think I can be very convincing, so they agreed to stay the night. Plus, they stopped by on their way up on Thursday, and they absolutely broke Jacks's heart when they left. He spent most of the weekend wandering aimlessly around the house calling, "Queenie, where are you?" Today he got them both all to himself for the whole day. He couldn't have been happier if he was full of sugar, which incidentally he was. See the mellowcream pumpkin blog post from a couple of days ago.....he has discovered my stash of them, and he routinely asks for "punkies."
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