Johnson Farms Pumpkin Patch

I had never been to a pumpkin patch and wasn't really sure what it entailed (besides the obvious pumpkins). But around here, I kept hearing "pumpkin patch" come up. Eric found a 2 for the price of 1 entry fee to the Johnson Farms Pumpkin Patch, so we decided to give it a whirl!

Eric received AMAZING reviews from his friend at school on how great it is to go pick your own produce. Since we'd like to eat healthy, we thought it would be cool to get fresh vegetables.

For awhile, all we were able to pick was what you see in this picture. It is a lot harder than it looks to pick produce! Especially if you have no idea what you are doing.

Eventually we started eavesdropping on people to see where more types of vegetables were. For example, we heard someone tell another member in their party, "There's broccoli over here!" Eric and I immediately started heading over to where they were looking, and we approached a bunch of plants. We didn't see any broccoli. After a little confusion, Eric pushed aside a leaf and looked in the center of one of the plants. What did he find? A bundle of broccoli!! We were so excited about our discovery! The broccoli was a success, but there were still many plants we left without ever finding out what they were for.

After coming to the conclusion that we will never be farmers, Eric admitted that his friend (the one who gave the raving reviews) would have loved to be a farmer himself! Ha. Note to self: Take recommendations from people who have similar interests to your own. Picking our own produce was still fun to try, even though it was a little frustrating! 

In addition to the produce, there were many fun things to do (mainly for kids). The kids could play on these barrels of hay, pet animals, go on a hay ride, etc. We didn't do any of those things, but who doesn't love a good picture opportunity? 

Eric made a lifelong friend... 

while I showed off my love for broccoli. 

Then of course we had to pick our pumpkins!!

It was quite the dilemma for Eric to find the "perfect" pumpkin (see it in his face). 

There were so many choices!! Eric eventually came to a decision, ending our pumpkin patch adventures! I'm sure we'll go back, but maybe not pay to go inside the farm until we have kiddos to enjoy the activities.