StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders You can’t think of heading out into the pumpkin patch without your favorite furbaby, but mom says you gotta get some pictures done first. So Baker, and his human sisters Caroline and Addy Massie, all from Kingsport, pose for momma prior to heading to the fields around the Laurels Pumpkin Barn.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Hunter Jordan and Leandra Parsons gather some water from the trough to help the mother Tracy water some of the surrounding foliage at the Laurels Pumpkin Barn.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders I tell ya these smartphones just keep getting smarter and smarter. Both Codie Pope, from Johnson City, and I thought we got a great photo on the first try, only to have the phone tells us someone in the picture blinked. So we checked, and you what it was right, I had missed it too. So, we reset and remade our photos to much laughter from (seated) Ella and Esperanza Ramirez and their parents Gino and Brittany who are vising from Lake Wales, Florida.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Sisters Robin Schenck and Terri Graham, who drove up from Unicoi, inspect the large variety of gourds on the shelves at the Barn before settling on this one and several others for their Autumn decorations around their homes.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders With four-year-old Christopher Hicks looking on two-year-old Ivy King says this is the one for me momma! She made her choice all by herself out of the hundreds of surrounding pumpkins inside the barn at the Laurels Pumpkin Barn.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders After searching the pumpkin patches around Laurels Pumpkin Barn for their perfect pumpkin the Lofquest family, (left to right) dad Jeremy, Madilyn, mom Kayla and William, pause for a family photo to show off findings.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Looks like four-year-old Christopher Hicks has made his choice out of the hundreds of surrounding pumpkins inside the barn at the Laurels Pumpkin Barn.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders There are so many different varieties of pumpkins and gourds to choose from at the Laurels Pumpkin Barn. Having trouble selecting or need advice on the large selection ask either Nyoka Potter or Kelly Jordan for help. You’ll find them in the barn or around the site making sure the shelves are always fully stocked.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Zakery Stewart (center) and Carter Vaughn are just two of the people who make Laurels Pumpkin Barn run. They will be glad to offer any assistance you might need to select the perfect pumpkin for Halloween decorations or that wonderful pie you’ve been craving since last fall.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders After hitting the pumpkin patches and consulting with the Great Pumpkin himself to find that perfect pumpkin, Samuel and Bethany Timlick, who recently moved to the area from Seattle, Washington, enjoy an relaxing game of checkers on the porch of one of the cabins at the Laurels Pumpkin Barn located just off of Laurels Road in Johnson City.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders With little Amelia Gillespie supervising from the cart Kimberly Smith adds another pumpkin to their haul. Jeremiah Smith and Karleigh McIntosh make sure there’s enough room in the cart to add their selections later.