Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Dewberry Farm

Columbus Day was a school holiday for Ben and we found out Dewberry Farm, which is normally open to families on the weekends, would be open to the public. Ben loved it last year for his field trip and Alex has been asking for a chance to visit, so the kids and I spent a great day there together.
 

 By chance, we ran into our friends Jack and Emma and enjoyed visiting the animals together.

All of the boys loved the baby chicks.  Alex promised me he'd take care of one if we could just bring it home.

Next, we were off to the pumpkin patch.  Ben and Alex loved it but you wouldn't know by their faces....happy faces would have made it too easy to get a great picture!

(time out to discuss how Mom is taking too many pictures)

 Potty break!  Not sure if they really needed to go or if it was just the excitement of a porta-potty.  Boys!

Finally, a cute picture so we could move along!  We hopped on the hayride back to the other rides.

I think this cow train was their favorite.

This is about the 8th time they drove past me and waved.  Lucky for them, there was no line so they could ride over and over.

They were dying to do the corn maze.  I like mazes on paper but I'm not a huge fan of wandering through mazes with two young boys.
 

 "Come on, Mom!"

It was only a matter of time before this happened....their giggles gave them away!

The morning started out chilly but it warmed up quickly once the sun came out.  Time for a snow cone break.

All those spigots behind Alex were different flavors so kids could mix as they pleased.  It's a great idea but not necessarily the best day to be wearing a white shirt.  In the end, the boys didn't even want the ice, they would have been happy with a cup full of syrupy flavor.

Next, they did some climbing in a big castle and obstacle course.

They had to make several trips down the big roller slides.

And they loved the black mamba.  Kudos to the owners there for thinking of turning a big plastic pipe into a huge swing and tunnel for the kids.

Every great day should end with sunburned cheeks and blue lips!

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