So a couple of weeks ago we finally got to take our three gorgeous children to the pumpkin patch, where they had an absolute blast with their cousins. Gabe has been to the pumpkin patch before, but he was barely 2 years old at the time (he's 4 now), so he doesn't remember it. Declan and Annabelle had never been before. So we packed them in the car and headed over directly after church.
We went to Applejack Pumpkin Patch, and there were about a million things for the kids to do. They wanted to ride in the barrel train first, as they're currently a little bit obsessed with trains in general. So we let them give it a shot, and they actually stayed seated and didn't try to jump out! After the train ride they spent some time riding tricycles and playing on the little playground they have there...they got to experience teeter totters for the first time with their cousins, who are 2-5 years older and maybe about 4 ounces heavier than my little ones.
After the playground the kids were dying to head for the corn "maze," so we all went in and wandered around for almost 5 whole minutes before finding our way out...and this was with a group of 6-year-olds leading the way. After finding some haystacks to play in, we finally got around to picking out some pumpkins.
Everyone found a pumpkin they were happy with, even my 1-year-old, Annabelle, although she spent quite a bit of time at first struggling to pick up some pumpkins that were almost as big as her. Eventually she just sat down in the dirt and waited for someone to bring her a pumpkin like the little princess she is.
All in all, despite the 500-mph winds, we all had a lot of fun, and everyone went home happy...and exhausted.
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