Life as a Leach

Caleb, Abby, Caleb's friend, and I visited a local farm today for a little fall fun!  In addition to the typical corn maze and hayride, each weekend they have a different special family-friendly event to enjoy.  When we went, we made scarecrows.  And when I say we , I actually mean me .  The kids jumped in the corn pit to their hearts’ content while I sneezed and itched as I stuffed clothes full of hay. After making scarecrows, we bought our tickets and hopped on the hayride to tour around the beautiful farm country.   For some reason, barns and fields are symbols of simplicity for me.  I felt like we had turned back time to the 1930s!  There was even a small pond with resident ducks to complete the picturesque setting. After a 10 minute ride, the farmer stopped at the barn and let us off to visit some of the animals they have on the farm.  For 50 cents, the kids were able to feed the...

Recently, Abby's preschool took a trip to a local farm to learn about the animals and pick a pumpkin.  (If you are keeping a grand total of pumpkin-picking, we're up to 6 pumpkins.)  Sadly, they didn't decide on a date until the last minute and I was already leading a staff development on the day that was chosen, so I wasn't able to go.   Thankfully, Matt is off on Mondays and enjoyed a little Daddy-Daughter time. Plus, anywhere with Anna is fun! Matt was my photographer, so I have no idea what this is.  A dog?  A goat?  A gigantic rat?  Who knows, but she's petting it!  Kids enjoyed time in the corn pit! Everybody checking out the animals! I have more pictures, but I'm very careful not to post pictures of non-family members without permission, so I've limited it to the ones that don't show faces.  But I think you get the idea.  Abby loves going to the farm, no matter where it is!

Stay tuned for lots of pictures from our day at the pumpkin patch!