It's Pumpkin Time!

Last weekend we took advantage of the crisp fall air and went to pick out our pumpkins. We were going to head to the Stillwater Pumpkin Festival, but upon our arrival to downtown Stillwater the line was so long of cars we promptly turned around and made different plans.

Deciding that it was pretty late for us to go to the Pumpkinmania held in Mahtomedi, we opted to head to Axdahl's Farm off of Manning. This was a great choice for us. It had a little bit of everything we were looking for. We got to get out of the car and walk around a bit in both the pumpkin patch and the corn maze. The weather was so warm it was hard to believe that it was October.

After our brief walk, we headed back toward the barn to pick out pumpkins. Of course Sophia went right for the mini ones. She found one that was just her size, but after we saw the price we decided to head elsewhere to actually purchase our pumpkins.

So it was back in the car and we went to our good old pumpkin spot....this person's yard/driveway off of Jamaca in Mahtomedi. The pumpkins were perfect and we found two great ones for carving. We also saw some unusual ones too.

I am excited to get the rest of the fall things out like sweaters and comfy pajamas. Blogger isn't working right so I can't share my pictures with you right now. Hopefully soon. Until then, happy pumpkins!

It's Fall

This weekend we went to one of our traditional fall family places, Pine Tree Apple Orchard. The weather couldn't have been better. It was right around lunch time and the sun was shining brightly. It was cool enough to be wearing a sweatshirt, but not cold or windy at all.

We went all the way up to the pumpkin patch first. As we walked through the orchard, Sophia wanted to examine the trees and the apples. Once we got up to the patch, we walked through looking at all of the different pumpkins. We found greenie or the one green pumpkin we always seem to seek out.

Here's the greenie we found this year!

After walking through the pumpkin patch looking for the perfect one, Sophia got bored and we decided it was time to go back. Here she is with her perfect pumpkin.


Once we made our way back through the orchard, we went inside to check out all of the apples and find the treats. This year we got Apple Delight. It almost seems like a cross between a coffee cake and an apple muffin. We also got two bags of apples and then caramel apples for lunch. This was Sophia's first caramel apple. She really enjoyed it!


Tired and worn out, we headed home for a relaxing evening of pizza and a movie. The weather this week is supposed to be out of the ordinary for fall. 80s!! I think that fall can wait.