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Showing posts with label hayride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hayride. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Motley's Pumpkin Patch
We tried another pumpkin patch today, Motley's Pumpkin Patch, and we loved it! It is run by a friend of the people who ran Hidden Valley Pumpkin Patch, the one we used to go to. I just found out about it this week. Here's a link to their site if you live in the area and want to check it out http://www.motleyspumpkinpatch.com/index.html .
This patch is in Little Rock, so it is closer and it was neat, clean and well-organized. The pumpkin patch was close to the parking and the kids could just walk up to it and not have to wait on someone to take us there.
The nice thing was that the main attraction was the pumpkin patch and not all the extra stuff. They did have a petting zoo, which I think is the nicest, cleanest petting zoo I've ever seen. They also had the hayride and pig races.
There were pre-picked pumpkins, the pumpkin patch, and hay bales for the kids to roll around in. They also had a restroom (not a porta potty, although they had those too), a small snack bar, and a gift shop. It was great! The only drawback was the admission fee to get in (it included the pig races and the hayride, but not the pumpkin).
Unfortunately, Caitlin is still terrified of the pumpkin vines. I have no idea why. She went running for the patch when she saw the pumpkins, but then freaked out at the vines as she got into the patch. This time, a vine did get tangled around her shoe, so maybe that was part of it.
Anyway, we had to take Caitlin to a small area where there were some pumpkins but not very many vines. She was crying and wanting me to hold her, but then crying because she wanted a pumpkin. It was pretty silly and would probably have been funny if you didn't know her or love her.
I'll post a slide show of pictures later. Right now, our garbage disposal clogged and is flooding my kitchen floor.
This patch is in Little Rock, so it is closer and it was neat, clean and well-organized. The pumpkin patch was close to the parking and the kids could just walk up to it and not have to wait on someone to take us there.
The nice thing was that the main attraction was the pumpkin patch and not all the extra stuff. They did have a petting zoo, which I think is the nicest, cleanest petting zoo I've ever seen. They also had the hayride and pig races.
There were pre-picked pumpkins, the pumpkin patch, and hay bales for the kids to roll around in. They also had a restroom (not a porta potty, although they had those too), a small snack bar, and a gift shop. It was great! The only drawback was the admission fee to get in (it included the pig races and the hayride, but not the pumpkin).
Unfortunately, Caitlin is still terrified of the pumpkin vines. I have no idea why. She went running for the patch when she saw the pumpkins, but then freaked out at the vines as she got into the patch. This time, a vine did get tangled around her shoe, so maybe that was part of it.
Anyway, we had to take Caitlin to a small area where there were some pumpkins but not very many vines. She was crying and wanting me to hold her, but then crying because she wanted a pumpkin. It was pretty silly and would probably have been funny if you didn't know her or love her.
I'll post a slide show of pictures later. Right now, our garbage disposal clogged and is flooding my kitchen floor.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Pumpkin Patch Trip 2 (for Conall)
We took the kids to a pumpkin patch today. It isn't the one we normally go to -- for some reason that one is closed this year. To put it very nicely, the one we went to today was much more "country" than our normal one.
We waited in line for over 30 minutes for the tractor to come take us to the field where the pumpkins are. The whole area was very dry and dusty and there were people smoking. The kids really did not enjoy waiting for the hayride, nor did we. Caitlin and I are better today, but not that much better. And, the cigarette smoke didn't help any of us.
We finally got on the hayride and taken to the pumpkin patch. The ride was really dusty and bumpy and was quite a long way from where we started. The patch itself was pretty dusty and dry, too, but there were a ton of pumpkins to choose from.
Caitlin planted herself next to one pumpkin and would not leave it. She tried to take a step away from it once, but acted like she was scared of the pumpkin vines and plants and would not move. So, that is the pumpkin we got for her.
On the ride into the patch, Conall declared that he wanted a really small pumpkin. Then he decided it had to be green. We tried to explain that these pumpkins weren't of the green variety and would turn orange as they ripen. He didn't care, he was determined to have a small green pumpkin. So, that's the one Conall got.
The kids seemed to have fun on the ride back in. Caitlin squirmed and squirmed until Stu put her down in the hay. She proceeded to try to bury herself in it. On the way in, the blow-up jumping thing for the kids collapsed with kids in it. I'm glad Conall didn't get in it!
I really hope our regular pumpkin patch is open next year.
Caitlin playing in the hay
We waited in line for over 30 minutes for the tractor to come take us to the field where the pumpkins are. The whole area was very dry and dusty and there were people smoking. The kids really did not enjoy waiting for the hayride, nor did we. Caitlin and I are better today, but not that much better. And, the cigarette smoke didn't help any of us.
We finally got on the hayride and taken to the pumpkin patch. The ride was really dusty and bumpy and was quite a long way from where we started. The patch itself was pretty dusty and dry, too, but there were a ton of pumpkins to choose from.
Caitlin planted herself next to one pumpkin and would not leave it. She tried to take a step away from it once, but acted like she was scared of the pumpkin vines and plants and would not move. So, that is the pumpkin we got for her.
On the ride into the patch, Conall declared that he wanted a really small pumpkin. Then he decided it had to be green. We tried to explain that these pumpkins weren't of the green variety and would turn orange as they ripen. He didn't care, he was determined to have a small green pumpkin. So, that's the one Conall got.
The kids seemed to have fun on the ride back in. Caitlin squirmed and squirmed until Stu put her down in the hay. She proceeded to try to bury herself in it. On the way in, the blow-up jumping thing for the kids collapsed with kids in it. I'm glad Conall didn't get in it!
I really hope our regular pumpkin patch is open next year.
Headed to the pumpkin patch
Conall stomping through the patch
Caitlin and her pumpkin
Caitlin playing in the hay
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