When you move to a new state where you have no idea where anything is, I'd advise getting familiar with the 'Seasonal Attractions' within that area BEFORE you promise your kids a trip to the local pumpkin patch.. We found out that the words 'pumpkin patch' do not prove any results within a GPS search... the adventure begins...
Getting the troups ready
It's no Secret I'm Daddy's little Girl
we've adopted a neighbor kid and took him with us
After some driving aimlessly around Northern Viginia we stopped at a place that looked like a pumpkin patch but turned out to be only an over decorated nursery.. NO PUMPKINS! just flowers, trees and various colors of bark as well as 3 different types of compost.. It was our 1st attempt but we made the best of it with photo-ops and rock star poses.
After asking anybody who looked local where the flip the pumpkin patch was, we hit the road for another 40 minutes of.. 'are we there yet'..
Lo and behold we found the mother of all pumpkin patches called the Belvedere Plantation! This place is beautiful, kid friendly, fall festive, and they had pumpkins for sale. They actually had hay rides, musical groups and what-not but the price tag was too much for 'ol daddy cheapskat'e.. so we (I) opted for just getting some pumpkins in the FREE area.
The cutest catipillar made from round hay stacks.
The pumpkins were the perfect size
After our Pumkin Patch fun we saw an old 80's van with a roach coach trailer hooked up to it strategically parked on the side of the road. The hand-made cardboard sign simply read - 'Mexican Food'. Uh huh!.. you better believe we stopped!.. Kids looked a little nervous but I assured them it had to be good!.. well... the kids were right.
Fancy road side cuisine.
