Fall Farm

One of our favorite fall traditions is going to the "farm" with Grandma and Grandpa. The "farm" has tons of fun things to do outdoors with kids- a petting zoo, mini golf, giant slide, corn box, giant maze, train rides, bouncy houses, pumpkin patch, and more. The weather report was questionable that morning, but we decided to go ahead with our plans and risk the weather because we were unsure of when we would be able to reschedule.  It turned out to be a generally beautiful day with sun peaking through the clouds at times.  And because of the bad weather reports, the farm was not at all busy!  This is our third year in a row going and although not much has changed, the kids have a blast!



Of course, our first stop was the animal barn. In years past, the baby goats were roaming through the barn and the farm yard, but this year everyone was locked in their pens. We bought ice cream cones filled with corn to feed to the goats and alpacas.









There were also small pens with kitties, puppies, bunnies and even fawns that the kids could enter.  They like the bunnies best, I think.  The puppies were too wild, the kitties scratched and the fawns were sleepy.

We did a pony ride and tried to find our way through the corn (lattice fence) maze.



This year was our first time trying out mini golf with the kids.  They had a great time and didn't do too bad.  There were 9 holes, and after each hole, Buddy ran back to the start because he had to choose a new color ball.  I think by the end we probably had 3 or 4 extra balls and a few extra clubs.  Luckily, we were the only ones on the course!

Buddy had quite the interesting swing.  He couldn't decide if he was left handed or right handed and which hand to put on top.  We couldn't tell if he was trying to golf, shoot pool, or play hockey!  His "swing" was all over the place (and everyone had to BACK UP!).

The highlight of the farm was the birdhouse. We purchased popsicle sticks dipped in bird seed for the birds to eat. At first, we were all a bit freaked out by the birds. Buddy wouldn't hold his stick and had to have Grandpa help him. Punky was fine as long as the birds didn't land on her hands or arms. Grandma and I squeeled when birds flew on our backs and in our hair- yikes! After awhile, we all got used to the friendly birds though and were amazed at their beautiful colors!









We took a few trips down the giant slide before Grandma and Grandpa had to leave. Then the kids checked out their favorite water pump/rubber ducky game. We headed indoors and jumped in the bouncy houses before going home.





It was a fun day at the farm spent with Grandma and Grandpa! Hopefully next year, baby cousin L will be able to join us!