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In Search of The Great Pumpkin

The beginning of October is the best time to go in search of The Great Pumpkin!  After all, Great Pumpkins, also known as Big Macs, are a limited commodity and if you want the most perfectly round Great Pumpkin that you can find, well you’d better start now!

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

And, you’d better take a man with you!

Every year, we try to head out for a day of fun in the sun at Bates Nut Farm.  While the rest of the country might be experiencing a truly fall-like autumn day at the pumpkin patch, October is still hot in San Diego County.  Most of the time, the temperature is well over 85 degrees.

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On one of those beautiful, cloudless San Diego days, adventure called and we spent a day of fun-filled activity at Bates Nut Farm at the opening of their pumpkin patch.  Not only did we pick out perfect pumpkins, but Princess P rode a pony, we went on a tractor hayride and we tackled the Straw Maze.  Along the way, we saw old, restored tractors and steam engines on display, watched a tractor parade, played in the picnic area, enjoyed breathtaking sunflowers and giggled over silly scarecrows.  There were scarecrows everywhere!

Bates Nut Farm, a San Diego County “institution” for more than 40 years, has fields and fields of pumpkins during the month of October.  Here are a few:

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

a field of pumpkins surrounded by a corn field

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Big Mac pumpkin and a vine

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Pumpkin Patch close-up

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

the pumpkin patch and the little red house on the hill

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

another great pumpkin… is it The Great Pumpkin?

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

another pumpkin patch close-up

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

pumpkin patch through the corn field

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

pumpkins all shapes and sizes

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

rows and rows of Big Mac pumpkins

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Big Mac pumpkin on its side

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

more Big Mac pumpkins

In Search of The Great Pumpkin

Now, if you are going in search of The Great Pumpkin, you need the proper equipment:  a wheelbarrow and an able-bodied man!

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch flag

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

colorful wheelbarrows waiting for pumpkin pickers

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

wheelbarrows lined up in a row

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

The Great Pumpkin weigh station

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

the perfect Big Mac in a wheelbarrow, hefted by a man

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

another giant Big Mac in a wheelbarrow and a man

See what I mean? {grin}

Anyway, on this particular fall day a few years ago, we set out on our pumpkin pursuit…

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Charlie and his team in pursuit of The Great Pumpkin – I told the girls to follow Uncle Charlie, so they did!

Princess Sweetie Pie (in pink t-shirt) is thinking:

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Wow, so many beautiful, perfect pumpkins!

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Hmmm…do I have to choose?  Can’t I just sit here and enjoy them?

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Maybe I’ll just pick that one!

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

No, there’s a better one over there!

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

Charlie watching over the pumpkin pickers; his scooter is like our pack mule: our lunch on the back, my camera equipment between his feet and snacks for the girls in his basket!

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Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

So, what do you need to take with you when in search of The Great Pumpkin?  Here’s a list to make your day of pumpkin picking easier (this post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  Click here to read my full disclosure statement.):

Materials and Supplies

Wheelbarrow (in case your pumpkin patch doesn’t supple them || Lunch Tote || Wheeled Cooler || Picnic Blanket || Picnic Basket || Sports Water Bottles || Wagon (in case you don’t have a scooter and someone like Charlie!)

Do you have pumpkin fever? That's the illness you get in the fall that takes away your power to only choose one pumpkin. Every year we venture out on a quest to the great pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin and every year we come home with more than one! The good news about pumpkin fever: it only lasts a month and then you get to make pumpkin pie!

So, which pumpkins did the Princesses P choose?  More than one, that’s for sure!  You see, this time of year, we all have pumpkin fever!

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