We figured no October is complete without a visit to the pumpkin patch and I've been hearing about Bates Nut Farms in Valley Center for quite some time. I dragged the family out there last Saturday and wow, what a place. If there ever is a definition of what a pumpkin patch should be, this is it! Pumpkins galore of every size, shape, variety and color. Somehow we went home with a 100 pound pumpkin, proudly displayed at The Most Significant Thing.
The little one had fun too. In her words, it was "aysiem". For the first time in her short life she was game for everything, which made the whole day entirely more enjoyable for all of us. She had a visit to the petting zoo which upon exiting she repeated, "Good bye goats, good bye pigs, etc. etc." I was not so sure about the pony rides since our first experience back in June was more of a torture session than fun, not even making it one time around the mini corral. In an effort to try and try again, I waited out the 1 hour pony ride line and placed the munchkin on a pretty white pony. She lit up! After a suspenseful wait while they loaded up, fed, and watered the animals, we were off and it sent her into giggles. As hoped, it was a perfect photo op as she smiled and waved to Daddy the camera man.
We couldn't keep her still through lunch with the super inflatable slide and jumper in sight. At first inspection, Daddy said he didn't think she was quite ready for it but her obvious enthusiasm won out. Father and daughter climbed the ladder and down they came, all smiles. By the second time she was going down by herself.
It was a memorable day.
We may have simply caught her on a "good" day but, if this is any indication of what is to be in the coming months, sign me up for every hay ride, tree lot, costume contest, and Santa visit. It's a joy to experience all of these things for the first time, again.
2 comments:
Beautiful.
Those photos are so perfect. Looks like a dream. I wrote the above comment and forgot to put my name. Happy Fall! -Holly
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