Last week Aveson had an odd day off — Friday the 12th — so some friends and I took our kids up to Underwood Family Farms for pumpkins and general Fall fun. Cari and I carpooled and stopped at In n Out for lunch before going to the farm. The kids got hats, which the boys loved. Ruby, on the other hand, was having none of it.
First up, as usual, was the always-fun combine slide.
The play area in general was a big hit.
Then we moved on to the animals.
And the giant hay pyramid.
Kelly, Mark and Olivia now joined and we headed for the corn maze. Here are the kids checking out one of the not-very-helpful maps along the way.
(Cari’s caption: Children of the Corn.)
Finn finally got frustrated and thirsty, so we found our way back to the start and headed for water. I think everyone else eventually found their way out via the proper exit.
After a rest and some water, there was renewed energy. For the tractor.
And the measuring stick.
All the kids wanted to ride the “cow train” so we headed over to await its arrival. There was some pre-ride entertainment.
Then they boarded the cows.
Pretty fun ride!
Finally it was time to head to the pumpkin patch. We couldn’t coax Olivia into this photo, unfortunately, but we got the other four.
Ezra and Finn got to pick out a pumpkin each. Ezra did the heavy lifting.
And then we took some photos on the giant pumpkins.
And here’s a contrast — Ezra at the same pumpkin patch at seven months old and seven years old.
