When we first moved to Virginia, I was looking forward to the things that the cooler weather brings. Crisp fall days, warm apple cider, the falling leaves, and so much more. I was very excited to bring my kids pumpkin picking, since there was no such thing in Okinawa. This time of the year in Oki, the weather is just starting to cool a bit. Not comparable to the east coast, but better it's cooler then the 110 degree days most of the summer gives. I couldn't wait to pick a pumpkin in the cool weather.
Guess I should've just stayed in Oki. The weather heated up to a shocking 100 degrees. I looked at Oki's weather forecast and it was only 82 degrees there! What is going on mother nature?
In any case, we had a great time. It was sunny and bright, and I was shocked at how much I loved this farm. I had very high hopes after visiting Jones tree farm in Connecticut. I will not hesitate to say that this place far surpassed them. They had rides, animals, food, entertainment (we missed the pig race), play areas for the kids. They had a pumpkin launcher that you could fling a pumpkin across a lake with. Who wouldn't want to fling a pumpkin across a lake? They truly had something for everyone.
The boys had a blast. Eli stayed in his baby carrier backpack, while Z Step got to do all the toddler friendly activities they had. We started out with the big "pillow." This was basically a huge trampoline. They allowed a few kids on at once, and luckily on Z's turn it was only him and another little girl. He had a blast, as you can see in the photos. The staff stopped in their tracks to laugh. We were told that he made their day.
Next was a barrel train. I think this was tied with the pillow for his favorite part. He was so excited. He got to sit in it all by himself and ride around. He was so proud. Z Step kept turning around and waving to us and saying, "I'm going this way now. Bye!"
We next walked around a bit. We watched the bumper cars, watched the rope swings, and saw the animals. We even got to go through the corn maze. We were dumb enough to let the 2 year old direct us. Luckily, he got us through it. It was the easy level one!
Last was of course the main event: the hayride to get our pumpkin. Z Step is currently obsessed with big green tractors, so being pulled by one was a big deal for him. We then got to the field and got to pick out the perfect pumpkins. We picked a tall thin one, and a short fat one. Can't wait to decorate them soon!
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