What is the fall without a trip to a pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin?
We are luckily that in our church area there is a man who is American, but has been living in Germany for 20 years. He decided a few years ago that there were enough American's in the area, that starting a pumpkin patch would be profitable. We are terribly grateful to Brother Grosser, because of him we are still able to go and pick pumpkins for carving, even in an area that doesn't officially celebrate Halloween.
One of our friends we knew in California was staying with us for a visit...so we brought her along.
Hunter found his pumpkin right away, when we first got there. It is small, but a long shape, cute and perfect for a Hunter boy. He carried it around the whole field, and even after we put it in the wheel barrow; he would check it, point to it and say "That's mine".
Complete ownership.
Jack never really decided on one. He kept throwing them like balls. Luckily, none broke, but we took one home that I am sure he bruised up a bit.
It was a success...10 kids later and 10 pumpkins found (we had other friends we know in Germany with us too), and we are now off to the next part of our day!
I couldn't resist.
Cora looks so cute all bundled up in the scarf and hat Aunt Trudy and Grandma O. made for her.
Nice and cozy!
Schloss Prunn
Schloss Prunn sits on a cliff above the Danube.
It is very picturesque, especially if you can get a picture of it from the river side.
Here is the "draw bridge" over the "moat" to get in the castle. Look at the picture above and you can see it is quite a drop. You can imagine the state of my heart when I look over and see Jack (there in the gray pullover) walking along on those uneven boards outside of the fence barrier. Freaked me out! Luckily, Matt got to him quickly and pulled him back over to safety. From then on, we had a hand on that boy...he had no freedom.
This was a very cool castle to visit. We did a tour inside, but it was incredibly low light, which my camera does not do well in. So no pictures turned out. But the kids got to see several rooms, the pedigree of the Prunn's (one of the first Prunn men had two wives and 32 offspring...there are a lot of Prunn's in Germany), the Chimney, the huge fireplace where cooking takes place (I think we fit all 10 children in...you can see where the tale of Hansel and Grettle comes from), and they got to try on some Knight's Armor. It was a fun Fall Day!
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