This weekend we traveled to KY again for another beautiful wedding. We headed down on Friday night in the cold and rain and rush hour traffic – not fun. But it was nice to get there and not have to get up early the next morning and drive 2 hours. Saturday we went to Burger Farm in Newtown, OH. I grew up going to Burger Farm and have lots of great memories of going to the pumpkin patch there. It’s gotten a lot bigger over the years and morphed for a simple Pumpkin Patch to an all-out Fall Festival. There were games, rides, food and crafts for the kids. We enjoyed a puppet show and a walk through Pumpkinland before hitching a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Evie loved getting to pick out her own pumpkin and one for Mitchell. She went on a few rides and had her very first ride on a pony. She was SO excited to ride a pony. She did get a little scared for a while, but Aunt Sha-Sha stayed right by her and Evie had a lot of fun.
She also went on a few festival rides – also a first for her. Each time, she couldn’t wait to get on the ride, but wanted to get off again after only a few moments. Even so, she finished each ride and was so proud of herself afterwards! We played a few carnival games, got a balloon hat and saw some animals at a petting zoo. It was awesome!
It sounds silly, but watching Evie on those rides tugged at my heart a little. She’s getting so big and it’s strange to see her doing things independently of Pat and I. We obviously couldn’t ride the rides with her so she marched right up to each one my herself. I think it scared her a little to be there alone – she is only 2.5 after all – but she was so brave and she smiled so big as we all cheered for her. When she met my eyes at point and said “I want to get down”, it took a lot for me not to go running up the ride attendant and have them stop the ride. Had something really been wrong, I wouldn’t have even hesitated to do so. But she was fine so we just kept cheering and waving to her. I’m happy that’s she’s brave enough to try new things – even though my first instinct is to keep her close to me so that she will never get hurt!
Mitchell was an angel all day. We all took turns holding him and he didn’t cry once. He loved the hayride and watching the commotion all around him. He is seriously the best baby!
We can’t wait to decorate the pumpkins we got and get ready for Halloween!
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