Pick of the Patch!

This weekend I took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch out in Gardnerville. Last year we went later in the season and all the perfect pumpkins were taken already, so I decided we would go opening weekend to get the best pickin! It had been beautiful all week and then hellooo wind! We started out at the petting area. Kelsey had fun feeding the goats (until one literally jumped on her). Although she didn't find it funny, I thought it was hilarious! Wish I had a picture of it though.Chase and Sadi were not as brave as last year and were content to watch from the hay bails.After a bit they found some brushes to groom the miniature horses with and decided this guy need some TLC. We also got up close and personal with the pigs. Had to pick who we thought would win at the pig races. This is Oreo, he was favored to win.As they came barreling down the raceway it was clear Oreo was not going to win, however the one who looks like he is in last place (Bacon) pulled through and won, beating out Pumpkin and Spooky as well as Oreo. The girls really had fun roping on the ranch,and Chase loved ridding (even if the horse didn't move).We also spent quite a bit of time in the corn maze. The corn was HUGE this year! It had to be over 10 feet high easily. This year the maze was carved out in the shape of Nevada with all the major cities. They gave those who wanted a challenge of finding all the cities within the maze and you had to bring back the answers for a prize. I love how it was also educational. As every year in the past, we had the same guide... To end the day we headed to the acres and acres of pumpkins to pick the best pumpkins. A bit harder to choose this year because there were sooo many. Sadi wasted no time and picked the first one she saw...Chase took his time and finally decided on one that was still a bit green. Kelsey finally decided on this big guy...It was a good picking day!