Picking Pumpkins

Today we returned from a trip to Bismarck to see Auntie Kerri an Uncle Rhett. Kerri and Rhett grew an awesome garden this year. So, Braxton got to go pick out his very first pumpkin from their garden. Granted, we had pumpkins at our house last fall, but Braxton was too little to know the difference. This is the first time he was able to pick out his very own pumpkin!

So, there we stand, saying "Braxton, pick out which one you want." So, he walked around patting them all. The more he patted, the more time he spent by one particular pumpkin. Well, as can be expected, it was the UGLIEST pumpkin in the bunch! We asked him several times to "pick out your favorite!". Well, no matter how many times we tried to gently steer him away, he came back to the same long, yellow, beaten up old pumpkin. So, what else could we do? We brought it home! Then I grabbed a "nice one" to put beside it :).