South 47 Farm --Corn Maze

Sunday morning we headed out to meet Patrick's friend from school, Jackson and his family at the corn maze. We were a little worried that it would be muddy due to Saturday's rain but it wasn't to bad, just a little slippery in spots. Ciara fell a few times when she was running to catch uop with the bigger kids! When we left our house with all three kids across the backseat, Kailey, Ciara, and Patrick, there was not a peep all the way there! This is an amazing feat, usually there is total choas. Of course, I forgot Patrick's boots so he had to wear his Crocs but did fine. The corn maze is $7 per person which I think is a little high!

They give you a "map" of the corn maze but it is not really a useful map. There are eight questions throughout the maze, if you answer the question right the maze is about a mile if you answer incorrectly it can be 2 miles. We never found #5 but got the rest of them. Halfway through the maze Patrick said " Can we go home? This place is too "corny"!" The things that these kids say crack me up! But there are so many option after answering the question that I think we walked a lot farther! Ciara would not walk most of the way so Pat and I took turns carrying her--definately not stroller friendly but maybe a wagon would work! There are a lot of photo opportunitys throughoput the farm which is all free! There is a hay ride which would have been fun but we did not have enough time and Ciara was ready to crash--she was so tired!

It is worth checking out if you have not been there! We will be going back in October for a preschool fieldtrip. But I am very happy that we were able to spend some time with Jackson and his family before Samantha goes on her book tour in October!

So far behind!

I am so far behind on blogging that I don't even know where to start! It has been a long time but Kim got on me a couple weeks ago so I have decided that I have to do something. Well, then the problems started. First, I had forgot my password to blogger. I guess it has been a long time. I got frustrated because it won't send me email to reset the password. Then my beloved camera had to go in for repairs because I could not get the USB to connect so I am now almost two weeks without my camera. I have an old camera but it just isn't the same.

Leavenworth for Grandma's Birthday

Saturday morning, we headed to Leavenworth for Grandma's birthday (my mom). It was a pretty drive, the leaves are just starting to change and once we got out of Sultan the rain stopped! It was raining buckets when we left home!

The kids had a great time at the Meadowbrook Farms, just past Leavenworth! That is were we started our day! There were a lot of photo opportunities and fun things for the kids to do! They have swings, even little bees for the little ones. There is a "trike" park with little roads and signs set up for the kids. They have hay rides and cow tractor rides! The cows rides were a big hit! Patrick and Kailey went 3 times!

We took a family photo! And several photos with the kids on the tractor, old car, and at the petting zoo! We spent a long time checking out the store they have some much in there which you would not expect to see in a little fruit stand! The kids loved feeding the animals. Ciara and Patrick did very well holding there hands out flat to feed the goats, llamas, ducks, cow, and many other animals. After three "cow" rides we were ready to hit the town!

We went walked through town checking out all the tourist shops! Got some great fudge and cookies at the gingerbread house! Had an early prime rib dinner at the Soup Celler. Then it was time to get back on the road and head back to the rain. It was a fun day and minimal fighting among the siblings. Happy Birthday, Mom!