Pumpkin Patch Fun

I took the kids to the pumpkin patch across Main Street from our neighborhood, again this year, to pick out pumpkins. They have the best price for pumpkins around and the owners are so nice. The kids posed for a picture after they had picked their pumpkins. I really like how the picture turned out. 

The kids talked us into taking them to Cornbelly's again this year(Alyssa opted to go with her tennis team instead of with us this year). We picked a day later in the month of October than usual and I think we all regretted it a little. While it was nice having fewer crowds, it was not so nice having wind and cold. We all had, at least 3 layers on and were all a little cold once the sun went down. The most annoying part about it is that the day before we went was in the 60's with no wind. The day that we went was in the 40's, with wind. But we made the most of it and I think the kids still had fun.

It wouldn't be a visit to Cornbelly's without a picture in one of the many face signs.

We got everyone hot chocolate/hot apple cider after the sun went down to warm us up a little. The warmth it brought didn't last nearly long enough.

The boys had fun in this little play area that was set up like a miniature town. There was a castle, a post office, a grocery store, a city jail, an ice cream shop, a car repair shop, etc. I liked being able to duck into the little buildings with them for a few minutes to find some protection from the chilly wind.

Cornbelly's has about 100 play areas. This is one of the kids favorites. There are stacked up hay bales that have 3 or 4 different kinds of slides off of them There are also rope ladders and stairs to climb up to the top. They especially love sliding down head first. 

I didn't get any pictures, but we also played numerous games involving balls, they had fun on the mini ropes course and the zip lines, we rode on a couple of different trains, they went through mazes(not including the giant corn maze- we managed to skip that one this year because of the cold), we watched pig races, and a dog show, and played mini golf to end the night. They asked about going back multiple times in the week following our visit. Next year, I think we will go earlier in the month, or just pay for the season pass so we can spread the fun out over the entire month in small doses.

I took the three younger kids to the Scarecrow festival at Thanksgiving Point. Tyler liked all of the Star Wars Themed scarecrows. 

This one was Ashley's favorite(mine too), depicting a 2020 business meeting.

Camden liked the Super Mario themed scarecrows. There happened to be 3 this year.

It was beautiful weather and the gardens are always refreshing to walk through. So many wonderful smells and sights. The kids favorite part is rolling down the grassy hills. Ashley made herself sick from rolling too much. One time down the hill would have been too much for me, so I totally get it. I guess that is part of getting older. We ended the afternoon with some ice cream and a couple of lawn games that they had set up(tic tac toe with pumpkins and gourds, connect four, tetherball, and jenga).