We headed out to Eckert’s this (chilly) morning, to look for our Great Pumpkin:

Because buying between 80 and 100 pounds of pumpkins every year was getting a little ridiculous, we tried something new. The children all looked for the perfect pumpkin, and then we chose the best one of those to be our family pumpkin. (They each got to choose a mini pumpkin when we were done, too.)

I think this was a great way to handle pumpkin picking, although I will say, it’s hard to get five children to agree on a single pumpkin!