Pumpkin Patch Me!

Happy Fall! and and I hope everyone has had a happy October! It's that time of year where the leaves are changing, scary movies took control of the tv, and neutral shades are taking over your closet! However, one of the best things, are all of the fun fall activities that pop up. Haunted houses, hay rides, apple picking, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches! With everything going on this year it was questionable what would be possible. Although this year may be very different from years past, you still have to keep trying your best to make the most of it! Luckily here in upstate NY many of our local farms were still able to offer some of their fall activities! But, only with masks on your face, social distancing taking place, and sanitizing stations of course! Was it Different? Yes definitely ! But was it still fun? Absolutely!

I haven't been to a "pumpkin patch" since I was in elementary school. However, I have been dying to go again for years. I just remember it being so much fun! I also remember stuffing my face with donuts and drinking endless cups of apple cider. I always would make plans and they would fall through. However, this year I was determined! After a bunch of begging and convincing, I got my family to go on this adventure with me. We headed to Wickham Farms and it truly was such a great experience.

​Now I don't know if my memory is off, or if things have changed... but that place was just so gorgeous. There were so many picture perfect places. This farm is truly full of endless Instagram worthy spots. With the pandemic going on, if I was a parent, this would be the perfect place to get those "school pics" in to send out to the family. Wait, do people still even order those pricey picture packages? Do people still mail cute cards with pictures in them, or is everything just on social media? Either way, it's the perfect place to get some fall pictures in, if you can't tell by some of the gems I captured with my family.

Now we didn't take pictures the whole time. The farm was loaded with endless activities. We played giant board games, road a train, slid down a huge slide, and got lost in a corn maze. The corn maze was definitely quite the experience. My mom and aunt were freaking out before we even stepped in, but luckily we navigated our way through. We watched all the different animals graze on the farm, we scavenged through 100s of pumpkins to find the perfect one, and then we bounced on a giant inflatable one. Most importantly we stuffed our faces with fresh warm donuts and apple cider.

This trip to the pumpkin patch was just what I needed and exceeded my expectations. It was so nice to do something that felt normal again, and do it with the people I love. I know that this will be something I make sure we do every year moving forward. Happy Fall Everyone <3
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-FASHMIRA