Pumpkin Patch

On Sunday--after Matthew preached a great sermon at church--we headed to the pumpkin patch. I had been looking forward to this all month, and it turned out to be such a great time!
As you can see from Greta's attire, it was a very rainy day. When we first arrived we took in the entertainment for a bit: several big costumed "vegetable people" and a kid's band. Greta was really into the music. She bopped along quite happily until she discovered one of those vegetable people mingling with the crowd--once she saw Korny Corn she backed up from the action as far as she could. In this photo she is watching warily from a distance.
Here is an even safer, more comfortable spot to watch the show: with an apple, next to the big apple bin. Yum Yum! Greta discovered these apples and plopped herself down right beside them.

The apple really kept her busy during all the hustle bustle from the show, to the hay ride, and through the actual pumpkin patch. Every so often she would spit out a stockpile of apple peel that she didn't want to swallow...charming and efficient.
On the hay ride to the pumpkin patch there were more entertainers. Before the ride would leave, though, the entertainers had us all say loudly, "Yee Ha!" Greta did NOT appreciate this!
Surveying the muddy field.
I'll just stick to my apple.



A little worried about the possibility of "Yee Ha!" again...
Muddy!!!
We had such fun at the pumpkin patch. Later that day Matthew carved the pumpkin for us. We turned out all the lights and lit the pumpkin before dinner--thinking that Greta would love it! But...


Not so much...this was Greta's reaction!
We ended up having to hide the pumpkin for the rest of the night. I showed her where it was hiding too--because she kept looking around anticipating it would surprise her or something! This morning she motioned to where it was hiding, and then decided to offer it pretend food (she offers many things pretend food...). We brought it down to her level and she tentatively got closer to it from time to time, but when walking by it in passing made sure to give herself plenty of space from it! However, Matthew did tell me that this morning she decided to hastily and nervously kiss the pumpkin--she's trying to like it!
No haunted houses for her this year! :-)