On Saturday, we packed up our sweet little boy and drove out onto the north fork of Long Island for a first pumpkin picking, some cider sipping, and a generally lovely fall afternoon.You know how important pumpkin patches and apples are to three month olds, afterall.
It was an absolutely beautiful day. And we especially enjoyed walking around the village of Greenport with coffee from Aldo’s.
But every time we would find an interesting farm stand between here and there, it seemed he had just, finally dozed. (At lunch in Greenport, the completely worn out kiddo fell asleep immediately, no thanks to us! We felt so guilty for pushing him beyond his naps.) So we pointed at a lot of corn mazes and pumpkin patches and apple orchards from the car, but that was about it.
When we finally made our one exception, stopping at Helen’s U-Pick, we found the field pretty picked over. Aron had fun pushing the wheel barrel around and Hudson let us know that he was nonplussed about the whole affair.
In the end, we basically ended up driving out and back–but at least it was a lovely ride! Somehow, despite a trip to the Berkshires and a drive around the farms of Long Island, we are still pumpkin-less. [Sigh.]
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That looks like such a fun and sunny day! That latte looks delicious btw!
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Though pumpkin-less, it still looks like a completely wonderful day!
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Ha! But you guys got some great photos nonetheless. I'm sure in about 20 years he'll look at this post and appreciate the sentiment.
cute cute cute! but nonplussed means surprised or taken by surprise, so I don't think he was that
its all about the journey:)
Still great memories though! And looks like the weather was perfection!
No pumpkins, maybe, but what a fun day out!
The way I figure it, is the first year of travel with your kid is scouting trips and more about you. Then the second year you can always go back when the baby is a little more aware and up for some exploring. Either way, it looks like you had a deliciously good time. I would have done the same thing.
my family has an old, big, beautiful house in greenport. when i was a child, i thought it was haunted! looks like you guys had a great time!
Crazy! I live in Seattle but this June visited Long Island for the first time. We also enjoyed coffee from Aldo's and I recognized him from your picture immediately! Seeing it brought a smile to my face as this was our last vacation before the arrival of the sweet little girl cuddled up with me right now.
Looks beautiful there!
I love pumpkin picking, oh and fresh of the tree apples… yum!
Love that sling! And love Hudson's little face!