Pumpkin Patch v.2.0

So, the day after Heiser Farms, we decided "hey, let's all go again" - this time with Jackson's class. So we loaded Aidan, Chloe, plus Amy and 2 of her boys into the car and set out. Chloe screamed. For a long, long way. About 25 minutes, straight through. It was a lot of screaming. The moment I pulled her out of the carseat, she stopped. Hmmm. I think she has my number.

Anyhow, the kids had a great time at a working farm/pumpkin patch we'd never been to before, called French Prairie Gardens. This place was rockin'! The kids loved it. First, they taught them a great lesson about how farms work and what is grown on their farm. They were trying to explain that some things we eat are the leaf, some are the flower, and some are the root. For example...carrots. Root. Everybody got that. Then, my favorite exchange:

Cute perky farm girl: Okay, what's this?
Kids: BROCCOLI!
CPFG: (pointing at the leaf) What part of the broccoli is this?
Kids LEAF!
CPFG: (pointing at stem) What part of the broccoli is this?
Kids: STEM!
CPFG: (pointing at the broccoli crowns) What part is this?
Kids: Silent for a moment, until my kid pipes up.
Jackson: The BROCCOLI!
CPFG: ummmm...okay, anyways....

Some of the best parts of the day:
Babe, the ginormous Scottish Highland Bull, and of course, the pig races.