Pumpkin Hunting on Roloff Farms!

On a rainy afternoon in early October, I convinced the family we needed to get our pumpkins from Roloff Farms this year. For anyone familiar with the TLC show Little People, Big World, don’t be hatin’ us for living only half an hour from the farm.

See how wet it is? This is one of the points where my husband tried to persuade me to turn around. Unfortunately for him, I was driving and had a gut feeling that the rain would stop when we needed it to.

And look what happened! It cleared just as we pulled into the parking lot. 🙂

If you look closely, you can see the back of Matt, who was driving the Mule. This is as close as we got to any of the Roloff family, which is probably good. Kevin made me promise not to freak out before he would even consider going there. (I’m friends with Matt’s mom, Grandma Peggy, so I can freak out with her anytime.)

Andrea and me on the old living room couch that disappeared during the remodel. It’s now situated in the barn where you buy the tickets for the tour.

I knew about the zip line, but a BIKE? Eek! Notice the lack of lines because of the “bad” weather?

Though the series is keeping us in suspense about whether or not they’ll be able to come up with the money to finish the remodel, here’s a sneak peak of the front of the house. Absolutely beautiful.

The sign says: MEN’S CRISIS CENTER: No criticizing men in the barn

Church attendance is very important, especially if you’re in a Western town.

Family portrait. Can I say how mean I felt when I put “Angel” down on another sidewalk for this picture? But if I hadn’t kept her out of the frame, I couldn’t have shared it.

Andrea just had to go.

There’s a new law in town!

Pirate Boat

Tree House

Molly’s Castle–the tour guide says it might be finished by the time Molly has children

Joshua in the pumpkin field. He’s actually really far from me, so I got to try out my new camera’s zoom.

Andrea chooses her pumpkin by weight.

Sven’s newest art contribution to the farm is a complete house of pumpkins. Very, very cool.

Sven’s art work that was saved during the demolition of Jacob’s room. Sections of the paintings glow in the dark.

Andrea’s pumpkin with an owl mask carving.

The lit pumpkin

Of course we went so early the pumpkins molded well before the 31st. Oh well, it was fun! One thing that really surprised me is how close everything really is. There are homes all around the Roloff’s, but clever camera angles make it seem like they are isolated. The sports courts, play areas, and pumpkin field aren’t very far from the home.

If you’re wondering why I’m posting this on November 2, stayed tuned for the next post which will explain everything …

3 Responses to Pumpkin Hunting on Roloff Farms!

  1. Avily Jerome November 3, 2008 at 4:56 pm #

    Looks like lots of fun!
    My son’s Wednesday night program at church did a field trip to a pumpkin patch/corn maze. Since I have a minivan, I was asked to help drive/chaperone.

    It was a lot of fun! The kids all had a blast. Glad you had fun- can’t wait to hear more about it in the next post!

  2. angela November 3, 2008 at 6:58 pm #

    I’ve never watched the show before, but it looks like a very fun place.

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