I love Pumpkin Patch

I love Pumpkin Patch. There I said it. I do. I love them. Ever since that fateful they when I happened upon their store in a mall I never normally go to I have been hooked. K is tall for her age. Always has been and finding cute wearable clothes that can take a beating started to get tricky once she outgrew 3T. I would get the basics at Gap, the jeans, the shirts, the occasional skirt or dress and then buy massive amounts of clothes on my yearly trip back home to Sweden and the UK. Then B was born and I realized the extent of how poor the selection of little boys clothes are. I looked everywhere but the only place that didn't have clothes with puppy dogs, fire trucks or various sports items on them were at Nordstrom and as much as I wanted B to be a snappy dresser I found $40 for a onesie to be a bit steep. 

Whenever my mom wanted to know what K & B would want for Christmas or their birthday my answer was always clothes. Cute, European clothes. For a while I thought I had found the solution to my problem in Hanna Andersson. I was thrilled that I had found a Swedish store and my heart swelled with patriotism but it was just a little too loud and a lot too expensive for my taste and I started loose hope. Then I found Pumpkin Patch. There it was. Good quality clothes that were stylish and affordable and fun. I looked around not believing my eyes, could this really be true. I could hear choruses in my head and I felt dizzy with joy. (Trust me, with two kids under two it doesn't take much to make you that happy). I promptly parked my husband and children at the back of the store next to the tv (don't you dare judge me, you would have to) and I just walked around and touched all the clothes. The soft cotton shirts, the corderoy prairie skirts, the soft worn jeans. I took a deep breath and then I went crazy. Absolutely crazy. I blush even thinking about how much money I must have spent. I was grabbing stuff left and right as if any minute someone would bust through the door to take it all away from me. 

After a awhile Ben, the store manager came to my assistance probably since I was staggering under a huge pile of clothes and won my heart forever buy saying those magical words... "you know we have a sale that starts tomorrow but I will let you buy them at the sales price now". 

Ben greets me at the door now. We chat and catch up while we pick out outfits for the kids. I always know that the clothes I buy will fit them and we always get compliments on how they look wherever we go. B like any 2 1/2 year old puts his clothes to the test but I have yet to not have them come out of the washer looking anything but brand new. 

In a few months we will be moving to North Carolina. A state completely devoid of Pumpkin Patch stores, something I am afraid I actually took into consideration when we were trying to decided where we wanted to go. But it's okay, there is always online shopping and as Ben said in a stage whisper last time, there is always visits. 

You can find Pumpkin Patch clothing here.

PS, there is a 70% off everything sale going on right now in their outlet.