The annual pumpkin trek

[elfs]

Family picking pumpkins

Yesterday, the family all trooped out for the annual pumpkin run. This was the same day that Kouryou-chan got her braces off, so she was gleefully showing her bright, shiny teeth off to anyone who wanted to look, and many who didn't really care.

But she was happy to be able to eat kettle korn, which has been forbidden to her for months now.

We rambled about the pumpkin patch until they picked one. Kouryou-chan was enthusiastic, Yamaraashi-chan, being almost a teenager just shrugged her way through the day. A friend of our had commented the other day that "she has that teenage lilt now." Yes, yes she does. The one they chose has a broad, massive face, which is good because we can only afford one this year.

Children of the corn

After we'd gotten the pumpkin, the girls went off with Omaha to do the corn maze. I waited and read my book, and after they'd done one, they wanted to do the other with me. Kouryou-chan lead the way most of the time, navigating us skillfully from one post to the next within the maze. It was an awful lot of fun, and we all had a good time.

More photographs after the cut, including one really nice sunset:

She who walks between the rows

Carpinito Field

Carpinito Farms

Mill Creek Sunset Shadows by elfsternberg

Comments

[kistha.livejournal.com]

That's a great sunset shot!

Is she a gamer?

[brandywilliams.livejournal.com]

When I did the Haunted High School with the nephew (who you saw at Ted's party) he led me straight through the mazes, including one that trapped a lot of people. I figured out it was because he's a gamer. His strategy was to go straight for the spookiest stuff - that's where the exit is.