the great pumpkin patch!

on saturday we ventured north to the pumpkin patch! we had a wonderfully sunny day to hunt for the perfect pumpkin! this pumpkin patch was awesome--it had a pumpkin shooter, corn maze, kids maze, farm animals, tube slide, tractor rides, apple cider slushies, and 1000's of pumpkins!! we started out at the pumpkin shooter--that thing was amazing!! it sent small pumpkins hurling hundreds of feet into the air--lots of fun for a buck! after sending a couple of bucks flying through the air, we decided it was time to board the tractor in search of the perfect pumpkin! of course we aren't satisfied with the first pumpkins we see--no, no we have to tromp all the way to the back of the field! once to the back of the of the field, the great search began! after turning, inspecting from every angle, ensuring that each would set up perfectly--we found 3 perfect pumpkins!!! we loaded them up, scrubbed 'em down, paid for the beauties, then took them to the army! the boys talked nana into hurling some of her money through the pumpkin shooter, and then we headed over to grab an apple cider smoothie and pet the farm animals! we had a great day on the pumpkin farm! after leaving the farm, we grabbed a quick bite and headed to the country village in bothell! there was a craft show we thought we should take in, plus the boys love playing at the playground there! we checked out the village and then stopped off for some seafood to cook at home! we had a delicious dinner of shrimp and rock fish--we completely stuffed ourselves! ah, what a wonderful day!