Pumpkin picking

Today we went to a local farm with some good friends to enjoy the beautiful day. We missed their Fall Festival last weekend (we were a little busy in the emergency room!), but we can't imagine how it could have been any better than today! There were lots of food vendors and farm-fresh produce. There were also rides, mazes, games, hay rides, and pick your own pumpkins and apples - whew! We had a great time and plan to make it an annual tradition.

There were pumpkins everywhere as soon as we arrived.

Before we did anything, Ellie had a pumpkin painted on her cheek. She surprisingly sat as still as a mouse the entire time!

Ellie showing off her face painting.

Ellie and her buddy ready for a ride!

On the hayride out to the pumpkin fields

The kids before we let them run free in the fields!

Our Autumn-loving family!

Everyone looking for just the right pumpkin.

Ellie found hers!

And needed a little help from Mama to pick it up :-)

Even the adults got to have some fun!

Tired after working hard to find their pumpkins, the girls need a ride to lunch after the hayride back.

Mmmmm, hot dogs and french fries!

(Eating out can be a challenge with Ellie's food allergies. Today though we found a group serving lots of foods that Ellie could eat and that the other kids wanted, too. It's tough when she can't have what the other kids are eating, but we had freshly made french fries, hot dogs, and lots and lots of ketchup!)

Ellie in the straw maze. She went though once with Mama and then had to go in again with Mommy to show her how cool it was.

Uh oh, I think I'm lost.

Feeding the very stinky donkey in the petting zoo.

And last but not least, Ellie got to ride a pony before we left! She was a little wobbly up there, but she was thrilled about doing it.

As you can see, we had a fantastic day! We left with one huge pumpkin, one baby pumpkin, four mums, and lots of excitement about going again next year.