...went to the pumpkin patch.

It's that time of year.

When you have a four-year-old you want to do more than just pick out pumpkins at the supermarket so we chose Leipold Farms in Boring, OR. I had high expectations because they seemed expensive when I read about them online and seem to offer activities for all ages.

It wasn't what I expected. They did have a big corn maze I can't judge because we didn't go through it, but we did take Meagan in the preschool kids area. Gross.

Meagan wanted to ride the rickety old carousel and that was the best thing that area offered. Everything else was dirty and broken down. You can sort of see "Heather's Tea House" in this picture, which was probably great 30 years ago, but I am amazed it has been removed as a safety hazard. Meagan went inside briefly, then came out and said "that was creepy!"

Meagan did enjoy all the painted wood cut outs to stick your face in, so that was probably the best thing about it for us. She also enjoyed eating the bland tasting caramel off the apple we shared.

I do have to say that they had pretty good pumpkins and they were cheaper than we expected. Last year we went to a great pumpkin patch in Hillsboro that offered train and boat rides. I think I'll go back to Hillsboro next year...