05 | October | 2012 | Nurture Self 365

Linus: “Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He’s gotta pick this one. He’s got to. I don’t see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look around and there’s not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.” It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

My Great Nephew’s pre-school class took a visit to The Apple Barn, a local farm that has many fun and education activities for kids. I was fortunate enough to tag along and had a blast! One small part of the morning was a hay ride out to the Pumpkin Patch. The kids were told that if they could pick out one pumpkin for free, but they had to be able to carry it off the field themselves. The biggest obstacle was – so many pumpkins to choose from! He walked around picking one up by the stem and hefting it to see how heavy, then would drop it rejecting is as too heavy. He did this time after time after time . . . until he found this one . . . the PERFECT Pumpkin! The look on his face is priceless!

I love moments like this . . . watching a child discover and explore and figure things out for themselves. And I love that I get to be there to document it!