In Seach of the "Great Pumpkin"

On Saturday, the Crawfords invited us to go pumpkin picking at the College Run Farm in Surry and while the weather put a damper on the whole excursion (it was scorching hot!) we had a great time. Of course, every trip to Surry starts with a speedy ferry ride across the James River filled with bird feeding off the back of the boat and cliche phrases like "I'm the King of the World!" (reference to Titanic...I didn't say it out loud, but I always think it!). I love riding the ferry!

After a short meandering drive through gorgeous countryside, we checked in with the farm and to my surprise were handed cutting shears...I guess I didn't realize that we would actually get to PICK the pumpkin! How cool is that? I just assumed that we would choose from already snipped overpriced pumpkins like most patches (that's my California upbringing coming out...not that we ever went to the fancy pumpkin patches with the petting zoos and the pony rides as a child because the pumpkins were always SOOO much cheaper at the grocery store). I guess that's the difference between a farm and a patch!

On the Ferry

Aptly named Cinderella Pumpkins

The search is on!

Alas! We've found our pumpkin!

Snip!

Super proud pumpkin pickers!

The Crawford's adorable boys, Sam and Liam, kept things entertaining in the sweltering heat! Sam kept playing our pumpkins like drums and staking them like blocks!

A Liam-sized pumpkin...

I think Sam was frustrated that this "blocks" didn't stack right!