On Monday, October 27, we realized we had failed to uphold a time-honored 14 year tradition of going to the pumpkin patch. However, we had gone to the same pumpkin patch for 14 years. On the corner of Edinger/Goldenwest in Huntington Beach. This year, we had to change the location but we still honored the tradition. After inquiring of some local friends, we decided to try Peltzer Farms off Rancho Ca in Temecula wine country. It is an actual farm, kinda cool!

It had a petting zoo we all enjoyed.

And a cool tractor collection the boys enjoyed
Something you won't get in H.B.; a corn maze which we all enjoyed! Kierstin decided to explore herself. It was really kind of cool since it was nighttime. It was spooky enough that Tyson wanted to stick close but not spooky enough that Bryce and Brian felt they could venture off with a flashlight by themself. Even though I have no evidence, I think Kierstin even enjoyed that part.

Of course they had pumpkins too. Tyson sure enjoyed testing his strength on them; seeing which ones he could heft on his own.

However, we did not buy a pumpkin there. We did not feel like spending $40 on pumkins. We never usually bought pumpkins at our old patch either. We'd usually buy them at the grocery store on the way home.

Although we did carry on our pumpkin patch tradition we unfortuantely did not get to the purchasing of pumpkins that night or any night. We were just too tired. We did not even carve jack-o-lanterns this year. We will have to continue through with that for next year.

I know Bryce and Brian were disappointed but I told them we had many more years to come and some years you just have to be happy with what you do get.