Hunter's Farm Pumpkin Patch

Today John and I had so much fun going to the pumpkin patch. We met up with some women and their kids in a stay-at-home-moms group here in Tacoma and made the long (eternally long with unhappy kid) drive south to Olympia (45min). The weather was supposed to be wet and ugly, but the day turned out quite nice. It was cold and slightly drizzly when we got there but warmed up and stopped raining for the 2 hours we were there! Hunter's Farm is by far the neatest place I've ever taken John to. It was extremely kid friendly, with lots of ways to get dirty...and to clean up! There were actually outdoor sinks to wash up after getting muddy, petting animals, and letting them lick food out of your hands.

First we rode the tractor-pulled wagon contraption out to the pumpkin patch to choose our very own pumpkin. They were all different sizes and scattered through about a 2 acre plot, but it was lots of fun getting muddy walking from one side to the other. Then the tractor picked us back up on the other side and brought us back to the main part of the farm. We washed the pumpkins off and took them to the car.

"Alright, I don't know about them pumpkins and mud, but I like this here bush"

"Big..."

"...little" (This is the one we picked!)

"Alright mom, this is too fun!"

"What next? It's cold."

Then we got to pet the animals! John absolutely loved the pygmy goats, and there were lots of them. The goats would eat right out of your hand and let John hug them; they climbed all over the fences and up a huge scaffold made just for them. It was a very neat experience for both of us, and as you can see John had a blast!

After that we took some pictures inside and out with scarecrows, lots of hay, and some cutout picture things. "Smile, here's my toofers!"He's getting so big!Poor tired boy

Doesn't John look thrilled? He was so tired! It was quite an experience for a 15 month old! Oh and did I forget to mention the huge hay maze, created under an old tin-roofed barn structure, and when you reached the end there was a 15 foot high long slide!

All in all it was a fantastic trip and I can't wait to take John (and daddy) back to Hunter's Farm at Christmas to chop down our own tree!