Picking the Perfect Pumpkin

I spent most of September denying Sarah the opportunity to buy a Halloween pumpkin... our rule has become "no pumpkins until October".  So, of course, the first Saturday in October has become our pumpkin hunting day.  We always head to Axdahl's in Stillwater, because they do such a great job arranging the pumpkins, and it's always a great photo op.  See the results below!

Ready to start our hunt for the perfect pumpkin.

Madi was pretty impressed by the huge stack of pumpkins, and had to clown around a bit before getting serious about her quest for "the one".

Madi declared these "freaky". 

It was a wonderful day for taking pictures.

If, at the time, I had been thinking about blogging this adventure, I would have taken a picture of the girls with the pumpkins that they chose for a closing photo.  Sorry - didn't happen.  I can tell you that they both chose smaller pumpkins than last year, which made Dad very happy at the cash register!  (Last year we let them pick whatever size they wanted, as long as they could pick it up.  They didn't have to carry it - just lift it.  This year we were smarter and had them carry their own...  worked much better, and was much cheaper.)