pumpkin patch!

he loves when i take pictures of him while he's eating. :)

it was love at first sight. 

headed up mt. charleston. so gorgeous. 

our view at lunch. 

Yesterday we went to a real pumpkin patch - I repeat, a REAL pumpkin patch in the Las Vegas valley. A pumpkin patch with apple cider, apple cider donuts, an orchard with "you pick" fruits and vegetables, hayrides, and a field full of pumpkins!

 I've lived here for five years (not to mention the 10 years I lived here as a little nugget) and I never knew this gem existed (I have Joel to thank for finding it!). What the heck?! I was sure that the closest thing to a pumpkin patch I would ever experience again would be a pathetic little stand set up on the corner of the street with a few festive lights, a bin full of crappy pumpkins, and a big slide for the kiddos. 

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!

Anyway, we took full advantage of this discovery and made an entire day of it. We started our journey to the pumpkin patch in the morning and since we had to drive so far north just to get there, we decided to head up to Mt. Charleston for lunch at The Lodge. Spending the afternoon up at Mt. Charleston definitely made the experience feel much more festive. Unfortunately, it was almost 85 degrees outside, which made it pretty difficult to be super excited about picking out pumpkins since we were sweating to death in the middle of a field (next year we plan to pick a cooler day to make the trip). We made the most of it though and just pretended it was a crisp 65. :)

Once we made it up the mountain the temperature dropped quite a bit and the scenery reminded us of what fall should look like! It was gorgeous!

Overall, it was such a great day and we are so excited that we have a new tradition to add to our list!