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October 12, 2020

Pumpkin Patch Adventures

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Hi friends! Matt, Riese, and I had a fun outing on Saturday morning: a trip to a nearby farm to check out their fall festivities! 

pumpkin patch fun

We went to Schlagel Farms in Maryland, which was nice because it was only 30 minutes away – there are a ton of farms in Virginia, too, but most of them are 1-1.5 hours drive, which isn’t ideal with a toddler in the mix. 😉 30 minutes was perfect!

schlagel farms fall

Riese was really into the hay maze:

schlagel farms hay maze

But the biggest hit was the tractor ride to the pumpkin patch area, where we got to pick out our pumpkins! 

pumpkin patch fun

They also had a store with lots of produce available, so we picked up some extras to bring home as well. 

schlagel farms produce

We ended up getting lunch at the farm, too, although it was pretty lackluster – the only thing they had was BBQ sandwiches, which I like, but they were just so-so, and I wish they’d had baked beans or something to go on the side! Oh well – not every meal can be the best ever, right? And we were hungry, so it worked.

We did all share a delicious chocolate milkshake, too, though, which hit the spot – as we were getting off the tractor ride one of the staff said “be sure to get some ice cream before you go!” which had Riese immediately like: “ICE CREAM?!?! ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!” so we basically had no choice. 😉 

schlagel farms lunch options bbq

The rest of the weekend was extremely low key!

We had dinner at my parent’s house one night, but other than that we stuck around home and had lots of odds and ends and leftovers for meals, plus lots of homemade soup because it sounded good with the dreary weather yesterday. 

minestrone soup with veggies

We had some rotisserie chicken (see also: 11 Things to do with Rotisserie Chicken) bones on hand so Matt made us a yummy chicken broth by putting the bones, some water, celery, garlic, onion, carrot, Italian seasoning, salt, and whole black peppercorns in a pot together and boiling for a few hours, then straining it. 

making chicken bone broth

We had two different soup variations with it (hot tip: keep the broth and the other mix ins separate so everything doesn’t get soggy, and just combine right before eating); both were similar to my Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe, but with chicken instead of veggie broth, and without the tomato sauce. 

minestrone soup with veggies

We’ve also been noshing on some pumpkin muffins!

pumpkin muffins with walnuts and raisins

My mom was over one morning last week and Riese helped her make them – they used the Simple Mills pumpkin muffin mix with milk instead of water, and added some walnuts and raisins. Always nice to have baked goods on hand as snacks!

It’s a normal Monday over here as Matt doesn’t have the day off work; our sitter is here and we just have her on Mondays nowadays so I’m trying to crank through lots of work to take advantage.

In other news, our 8 year (!!) wedding anniversary is tomorrow – time flies, right?! Seems like a really long time ago that we were here:

ceremony-065

If you’d like to take a trip down memory lane with us, check out our wedding category page – it includes all our wedding-related posts!

I’ll see you back here on Wednesday with a recipe – until then!

- anne
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9 comments
  • ana October 12, 2020 · 12:14PM:
    It wouldn't be Fall without a pumpkin patch visit! Good marketing on the ice cream, haha! And happy anniversary!!
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    • Anne
      October 12, 2020 · 2:11PM:
      Haha definitely! Thanks!
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  • Melissa October 12, 2020 · 1:43PM:
    Congratulations on your anniversary!
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    • Anne
      October 12, 2020 · 2:11PM:
      Thank you! :)
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  • Roadrunner October 12, 2020 · 7:32PM:
    Happy anniversary, Anne and Matt! And well done on the pumpkin patch; looks like great fun! And that chicken soup looks just plain awesome! The perfect meal for a damp dreary day!
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    • Anne
      October 13, 2020 · 2:29PM:
      Thanks!
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  • Sarah October 14, 2020 · 3:35PM:
    Great ice cream anecdote. I can so picture it!
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    • Anne
      October 15, 2020 · 10:38AM:
      Haha as soon as the lady said it Matt and I looked at each other like: "Nooooooo"
      Reply
  • Kris S November 23, 2020 · 5:55PM:
    Wild that the wedding was 8 years ago! Time flies! Was a beautiful and fun day!!
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