Our October is absolutely jammed with activities, so this past weekend was really the only time we could get in a visit to our local farm. The weather did its best to thwart our plans, with 90 degree days and strong winds. The wind died down enough yesterday for us to go, so we braved the heat and went to enjoy the fall festival.
The first thing Annabel wanted to do was pick out pumpkins for all of us. Since I am a total pumpkin hoarder, I approved of this.
Once Annie was satisfied with her pumpkin selections, we explored the farm a bit. We came across the pony rides, and of course, Annie went nuts.
There were a lot of other things to see and explore:
Tunneling through
Hi Ostrich, my name is Annabel!
Hay spider, not to be confused with HEY THERE IS A SPIDER KILL IT KILLLLL IIIIIIT.”
The highlight for her was the pig races. Unlike last year, Annie jumped to her feet the second the host asked for volunteers. Annie got to represent our entire section, and was totally adorable doing it.
She was much more into waving her flag than watching the race.
She received a very special prize for her efforts:
After the races, we went on a tractor ride through the farm grounds. We came across a giant eucalyptus tree that had blown over in the previous day’s wind and split another tree in half. Yikes.
The ride was very peaceful, and it was neat to see all the inner workings of the farm, but Annabel wasn’t into it. “When can I eat? I want berries! I need water. It’s loud! I wanna get offfffff.” Yay, kids!
When I took Annie to the farm last year, I’d only just (as in, mere hours) found out I was pregnant with James. Time is flying by because he was there with us yesterday, but instead of being a cluster of cells he was four months old.
Doing his Miley impression.
He wasn’t really into picking out pumpkins.
Luckily, his sister picked out approximately 1,817 for all of us. Hopefully she’ll share.
JennS says:
I love it! Annie is adorable and James is getting so big!
Laura says:
My firend Lisa was there this weekend as well. The heat made her refer to it as the seventh level of hell
Laura says:
My FRIEND Lisa. Argh.
sister says:
He does such a cuter impression of miley than she does of herself
Meg says:
I’m all about pumpkin patches! Even with the heat (it was also 90 here in Maryland!), so happy it’s fall.
Lanie says:
I think in a few years James will be all about pumpkin picking too! We are on our way to 1,817 pumpkins as well so if Annie won’t share let me know and the twins will send him some :-). Annie and James are adorable!
Jordan Taylor says:
Okay, that last picture. How do you NOT just want to kiss that sweet little sad face? Goodness he is just adorable.
Myland says:
He’s so pink and so unhappy. His first words might be “central air.”
I can’t wait to see what Artist Annie creates for her jack-o-lanterns!
Veronika says:
I think you mean “Hi Emu! My name is Annabel!” The kids are gorgeous and I can’t believe how fast James is growing up.
Paula says:
I hate heat. Not as much as spiders. But heat can suck the life out of you. But…distractions help. I love pumpkins. I’m going to have a vomiting pumpkin this year at my birthday/Halloween party. I love having an October birthday.
Jen says:
We are new to the LA area and have been looking for a good pumpkin farm. Where is this one?
Heather says:
This is Underwood Farms, in Moorpark!