Is Safeway the new pumpkin patch?

Last Sunday, Mommy and Aunt Michelle took me to Butler's Orchard in Germantown,MD only to stay a total of 10 minutes and then back in the car we went. You see, Mommy and Aunt Michelle weren't prepared for the thousands of folks that decided to come out to Butler's Orchard on that day. We had intended on going to the festival but, by the time we made it to the festival we only had 1 hour left! So, Mommy thought perhaps we would just pick out a pumpkin and be on our way. HA! Mommy soon realized that was not going to happen either with the lines of people all with the same idea. Therefore, Mommy did what any sane parent would do in the same situation and headed to the Safeway to pick out a pumpkin of my very own.

Fast forward to this afternoon where Mommy and I carved my very first pumpkin..... just in time for the trick-or-treaters :-). It was lots of fun and Mommy even let me help pick out the pumpkin seeds (Daddy likes to bake them for a treat later).

Love,
Emerson

"Mom, but why can't we get a pumpkin here?"

"Woo Hoo.... I see lots of stuff to play with"

"Mom, is it ok to eat this sticker?"

"Here, let me show you ladies how it's done!"

"Faster, push me faster"

"It's a delicate procedure but I think I got it covered"

"..... and you take both hands and pull like crazy"

"I need to make sure that she looks pretty for tomorrow's night of fun"

"Yeah, that looks about right"