It was a hot humid saturday morning. All was calm on the long drive out to the country. What would posses someone to drive to the country? Overpriced pumpkins, thats what. The day was looming over me, I should have known it would all go bad quickly.
The day started out with a screaming toddler adamant that she did not have a thing to wear in her closet. Yes, she was completely serious, and yes she tries on at least three to four outfits each morning, runs to my room, looks in the mirror to check it out and comes back to say that she cannot wear this dress, she needs another one. An hour later, we are at target attempting to find a suitable dress for her. Don’t judge me. So, we found a coral satin dress on clearance put in on in the aisle, because she undressed right there, and headed to the patch to look for pumpkins in the 90 degree heat.
We park the car right on top of a …. fire ant hill! As I am unbuckling said child from the car ten ants bite me all at once, because they are bitches like that. I yell out “O Shit,” as I try and scrape them off me. So of course my daughter is walking up to the patch going oh shit, oh shit. Luckily I ignored it, so she stopped.
First stop, face painting! Nope. We walk up and she covers her face screaming. Fail.
Second stop, Pumpkins! Nope. She refuses to touch them because, ready for it, they have dirt on them. Yes indeed folks. We can’t buy a pumpkin because it has dirt on it. You cannot teach this level of girlie.
Third stop, rides. Yes. Finally she will play on the playground and run around. Success. I am so glad we drove all the way out here for you to play on the playground little one. At least I bought a jar of homemade strawberry jam.
Finally, Titi arrives ( this is her aunt aka my sister ) She scoops her up and away they go to pet the animals. Even gets her to hold a baby chicken!
Yet another years pumpkin patch written down in the books. Maybe next year we will travel and visit friends in the fall so we can go to an apple orchard instead.
mommy look at the nasty pumpkins
nevercontrary 
The dirt! OHTHEDIRT!
You laugh now, but little C may very well be super girly too. So watch out my friend.
P.S. we want to skype you and C. so not fair L’Eric got to and not us 😦
Let’s do it! So excited! I will email you so we can set up a time.
An apple orchard sounds like a good idea:) They are off the ground and hopefully pretty clean:)… don’t do strawberries or blueberries:) lOL
Yeah, they are too dirty lol.
“You cannot teach this level of girlie.” Too funny! Love this post 🙂
Thanks!!
Mine just decided it was a good idea to throw the pumpkins… She looked kind of like I do when I bowl. However, if the munchkin held a chicken, I would call the whole trip a success!
True. I bet throwing pumpkins is fun!
At least the dress is adorable!
Yes she does have good taste.
This toddler thing you describe sounds suspiciously like a ten-year old girl I know. Fits over what to wear, won’t touch anything dirty. Actually asked me if I could take the seeds out of a strawberry. I don’t judge; I pity. Hang in there.
Thanks, maybe I should get one of those hang in there kitten posters. Might help.
Oh! Good idea! And when she’s ten, she’ll use it to decorate her room. My daughter has 38 posters of various sizes hanging in her room. All of them are of cute animals with cuter sayings, except for one of Selena Gomez.
Oh, you can’t teach that level of girlie….ever. I love that you went to Target for the perfect outfit, because I know if you didn’t it would be worse. I love your spunky, my way or the highway little girl who looks adorable next to those filthy pumpkins.
Awe thanks so much!
Love it. What a day!
It was pretty wild.