Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Pumpkin Show

A couple of weekends ago, we (along with seemingly millions of other people) went to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. If for no other reason than to soak in a bit of small town Americana and sample the various pumpkin flavored delicacies- pumpkin chili, pumpkin pizza, pumpkin burgers, and of course pumpkin fudge (which is oddly a little spicy). We usually like to go at night and catch one of the parades- the pet parade, the highschool band parade, or the princess parade (all equally as thrilling)- but this year we went during the day. Will was all about the rides. He rode the carousel and the ferris wheel. He somehow talked mommy into going on the spinning pumpkin ride (much like the infamous Disney World teacup ride) and begged to go on that big battering-ram-like ride that swings back and forth in a huge arc (neither daddy nor I were in the least tempted). In the Fun House/Ball Crawl, Will got to rub elbows with Little Miss Pumpkin Show 2008 who was adorable in her black and orange striped tights. Seriously, when in a person's life do they ever get to sit next to a 1,300 pound pumpkin?

1 comment:

Mary said...

We went last year and it was a zoo! We could barely walk through the place. After covering only two miles in two hours, we decided not to go again this year. If you know of another way into Circleville, I'd love to know it!