Punkin Pickin'

The boys took a field trip to Eckert's Farm in Millstadt, IL with their school to do some pumpkin (or "punkin", as Daniel says) picking. It was originally supposed to be a week ago, but got rained out, so they rescheduled for today & it ended up being in the 40's, of course. It was pretty pleasant in the sun if you were appropriate bundled, but downright freezing in the shade. The rule is that the kiddos must be able to carry their own pumpkins out of the field in order to take them home. Daniel really took this to heart & we had a couple of meltdowns as he tried unsuccessfully to pick up & carry some of the large ones. We finally found one that was semi-orange that he could actually carry & everyone was happy! William is the one in the red coat & Daniel is in blue with a grey hat on--the one with the pom-pom on top & the ear flaps. The picture of him on the ground with the other blue-coated boy is him & his friend, Will, who are making dirt angels with their feet in the parking lot. Boys!!! They had a blast & that's all that matters, tho, right?