Pumpkin-Palooza!

Last year was the second year in a row that we've been to the Dallas Arboretum to see their pumpkin display in the month of October. Looks like it's becoming a fun, yearly tradition! 

This last year, a few friends and I packed a picnic lunch and headed out on one of the days that the arboretum offered a story time, music hour, face painting and a petting zoo for the younger set. 

But the main reason we went, of course, was to see the oodles of pumpkins that sprout up in every nook and cranny of those large, spacious grounds.

Chloe was mesmerized by the assortment of pumpkins everywhere. When I gave her a little pumpkin to hold for the pictures, she just beamed!

 There's my sassafrass!

 It was killing Chloe to sit still-- she was just itching to get up and hug every pumpkin!

 There are literally thousands of pumpkins displayed each October at the Dallas Arboretum. I have never seen so many pumpkins in one place in my entire life until I visited this arboretum. 

 There was a fun hay maze last year-- but the girls thought it would be more fun to use it as a balance beam. I guess gymnastics class must have been rubbing off on them!

 Last year, the theme for the grounds was different fairytales involving pumpkins. But they mainly focused on the story of Cinderella. Here we are in her fancy carriage!

 We were being pulled by two stately, leafy horses!

 'What are you?'

 'I think you must be friendly-- let me pet you again to be sure.'

 Chloe loved ♥LOVED♥ loved the petting zoo.

She wanted to hold and pet everything there. They had a pony, two rabbits, several goats, a sheep and a few clucking chickens for good measure!

 So soft!

I can't wait until October to visit the pumpkin patch again!

Will you come with us this time?