farm tour

madelyn brought home a flier from school about a free agricultural farm tour and i thought we should check it out since one of the four farms was a pumpkin patch i have heard about several times. we were longer at the safety center than i had expected so we decided to start with the pumpkin patch. we weren't sure what to expect and were pleasantly surprised! (and found the lighting to be fantastic for pictures!)

the kids loved the hay bale maze. 

a woman (dressed as a pumpkin and with a pumpkin painted on her face) saw that we were taking pictures and offered to take one of the whole family. yes, please! then she arranged the gourds and pumpkins to frame our family, lifted the boys up to sit on pumpkins and took both of these shots.

there were lots of little activities for us to enjoy.

we watched this air gun (paid) option where you could launch small squash, pumpkins and ears of corn at various targets in the field. 

unfortunately, we had too much fun and weren't able to make it to any of the other three farms - maybe next year. it was getting a little cold too. we love that free family fun! love.