Our pumpkins!

I may have had to buy five consecutive sets of flowers for my front porch this summer, but I CAN keep pumpkins alive! We harvested our little patch last week and the boys had so much fun! We've watched these little guys grow all summer long, waiting and waiting for them to plump up and become orange. We filled the whole wheel barrel with our harvest!  

Our garden.

Our garden survived the summer! It is quite a jungle, but it has survived, and with all the rain we've had, is thriving quite well. We have tomatoes, potatoes, squash, carrots, gorgeous sunflowers and lots and lots and lots of pumpkins, which, let's be honest, are the only things that really matter. We haven't harvested much yet, because it takes so long for anything to grow big and full around here, but we're looking forward to yummy produce later in the fall. 

And pumpkins.

I enjoyed so much the slow summer mornings, and watching the boys from my kitchen window, as they would run out and check the progress of all the growing things.

This garden is really theirs.

harvested.

Last night, we harvested our pumpkins!!! As we went through and picked them, I was squealing with delight! Silly, I know. But, alas, I think pumpkins are the cutest vegetable ever. And if you remember this post back in May, you know that this is the first year we've ever grew anything of our own. With the weather colder these days, we had to bundle up and Morgan's nose turned the color of Rudolph's, but my favorite part of the evening was watching Jared carry the biggest pumpkin (the right side of the picture) up the tier stairs from where our garden is located and out to the front yard. I laughed so hard I almost...well, you know. I even tried taking a picture, but he told me he'd throw my camera in the field behind our house and I knew he was serious. So, that ended that idea quickly.

Do you have a pumpkin patch?
What's your favorite size of pumpkin (baby, medium, papa bear big?)
Have you been on a hayride this year?
Does anyone know of a good hayride here around our area?
Does anyone else feel like snuggling up in a blanket tonight and drinking hot cider...........someone named Jared, for instance..........?

Here's a few silly pictures - enjoy!