"Fall" in Singapore

It truly is hard to get into the Fall spirit when it is 87 degrees out, as I have mentioned before (many times I think).

The good news is that I DON'T miss having to layer turtlenecks and shirts under costumes, that's for sure! :) I also don't miss being so cold Trick-or-Treating that the kids don't last for many houses before they want to go inside and get warm.

But, I DO miss decorating my house with cornstalks and pumpkins. Feeling the crisp fall air and hearing the crunching of leaves under your feet. I also miss taking the kids to the local Pumpkin Patch and picking out our pumpkins and gourds.

People in Singapore don't decorate a lot with pumpkins, or if they do, they wait until the day before Halloween to carve it. It's just too HOT and humid to do it any sooner. Also, there aren't ANY pumpkin patches on this tiny tropical island...so the next best thing is to buy it at the grocery store....OR????..... at The Singapore American School. :)

The PTA ships over thousands, truly THOUSANDS of pumpkins to Singapore. They get cleaned and washed and put on display for people to buy, it is the greatest thing ever. And for the little kids, they have an annual Pumpkin Patch set up! It is amazing and so cute to see the kids walk into it. Some of these kids have lived abroad their whole lives and have never seen what a pumpkin patch might look like. Every year the PTA gals decorate a big room, fill it with tons of little pumpkins and gourds and every child from pre-school to 2nd grade goes to the Pumpkin Patch and gets to pick 3 things from the "patch" to take home.

Today was Pumpkin Patch day for Grant's 1rst grade class. It was nice to feel a little more like "Fall" -when you crank the A/C down...it was almost CHILLY in the Pumpkin Patch! BRRRRR!! :)