Ahhh--Fall has arrived. Today we went to the pumpkin patch at Spooner Farms to select our first Jack-O-Laterns of the season. Papa and I seem to make several of these trips each year. It's not that we can't make a decision--it's that we like to go with all our grandkids, so sometimes it takes a couple of visits to get all the pumpkin gathering done right! Deryck was meeting the members of his new cub scout troop today, so we tagged along.
We spent lots of time in the corn maze. We were looking for clues to where the treasure box was hidden after the great train robbery of 2007. We found all the special mail boxes and got our cards punched so we each received the reward offered for capturing the elusive Ketchum Gang. A bag of "500 Gold Nuggets"! They tasted suspiciously like bubble gum!?!
We spent the end of our visit shooting at targets with the pumkin slingshot. Now that is an experience everyone should try! My try was a dud, glad the camera didn't catch that one! Jim almost had a bulls-eye!
We all headed back home, and when we reached the city limits of Tacoma it began to rain in earnest. I guess if you love the Northwest, you have to love the fall rain. Once again it was lots of fun to spend a crisp fall afternoon with some of our favorite people. Can't wait until carving day!! I need to get some good ideas for pumpkin faces---always a challenge!
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