Upon arrival, the kids had their faces painted. It was Audrey's first time. She chose a pumpkin!
We headed over to the play area that had tree houses, slides, giant tractor tires to climb through & peacocks!
Next was the giant "jumping pillow" which was instantly a favorite!
they had too much fun!
After their 3 minutes of bounce time was up, we checked out the rides. Some of the rides for smaller children were not running so there weren't many to choose from. Luckily the plane ride was running, they really enjoyed it. Shane did a great job of keeping them up in the air the whole time. This was Audrey's first time on a ride without me so I was happy that Shane was there to go with her.
The kids {and adults} started to get hungry after all that play time so we walked over to the picnic area to have lunch. They had so many yummy things to choose from but not very vegetarian. I had packed a lunchbox of snacks for Audrey so she mostly ate that but she really enjoyed sharing a roasted corn on the cob with me. That's my favorite!
Near the picnic tables there was a stage with two young guys playing guitar & drums & singing. They played a good selection of songs & it wasn't long before the kids had the urge to get up & dance! I love how free spirited they both are. It's really cool to watch them in their own little world just enjoying the moment {& music}!
After lunch we went back over to the play area so that Shane could go down the giant slide. I wasn't planning on sending Audrey to go with only because I didn't think she would like it. It was an enclosed tube slide & was probably about 100 feet long. However once she saw Shane go up she wanted to go too, so I let her. I stood at the bottom with my camera ready to take their photos but when 5 minutes passed & Audrey still hadn't come down I started to panic. The top of the slide was on a steep hill & I couldn't see her from the bottom. I ran up the hill to find her & sure enough there she was ready to go down all by herself! I was able to capture one photo from the top.
Sometimes I have to let go of the paranoid mom in me & let her be a kid. She is still little but very independent & has proven to be quite coordinated for her age. I guess I'm still coming to terms with the fact that she is quickly growing up!
these two make the best of friends
Shane picked out the best pumpkins!
it's hard work getting 3 kiddos to take a photo together.
of all the pumpkins at the patch, I took home the cutest one!
