Old Baker Farm Pumpkin Patch

My parents took the kids and me to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. Its always fun to see how things are different in Alabama. Sometimes its way better and sometimes I long for what I know in Ca.

This Farm is a real working farm so it was cool to be there. The biggest difference I noticed was the cotton. In Ca, cotton isnt really incorporated. But in Al, there was a whole huge trailer full of cotton for the kids to play in. My kids LOVED it and thought it was so cool. And there was a cotton growing that the kids could pick. I thought that was cool!

Then they got to go for a horse ride. That is always fun! Then on to the hay maze. Justus had a great time jumping all over the hay.

We visited the animals. There were goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, baby cows and a horse. We even got to go to the top of the barn where the hay is kept. That was really cool and you know my kids ran all over that.

There was a hay pyramid for the kids to climb up. Justus loved that too and they even had a worker at the top helping the littles up. Haven liked it too, but she didnt get quite as high.

Next we took the hay ride over to the pumpkin patch where we got to pick our own pumpkins. It was quite a big area so we got to really hunt for the best one!

Good times at the pumpkin patch!!

Old Baker Farm Pumpkin Patch - Pictures

Fall Painting

We always try to do some fun stuff to get us in the mood for the season. The other day the kids painted pumpkins. The only part I helped them with was the outline for the pumpkin. I thought they turned out quite well!

Justus Fish

Here is the first fish Justus caught. He was so proud of himself!

City kids become country kids

We do have a long way to go to becoming country kids, but yesterday we had fun on Ms. Anitas Farm. She has horses, fishing ponds, a great barn, trails to ride the golf cart on and over 70 acres to expolore.

We took a golf cart ride down to the barn and lake. Coleman was with us and he is about Js age so that was fun. The kids got the lay of the land, then off to fishing they went. Justus did so good. He caught a fish all by himself. He reeled it in without any help!! He caught several fish while we were there. I was so proud of him. Mr. Dereck was on hand to help worm the hooks and cast out. Haven and I just sat and watched!

The it was onto the canoe for a trip around the lake.

We took a ride around the property on the golf cart. It was fun but we had to watch out for limbs. (which when Coleman said limbs it sounded like lambs bc of his accent so J swore they were lambs!) and told the kids to duck and cover their eyes.

When we got back we headed up to the barn for a picnic and some playtime on the haybales. We love Ms. Anitas house!!!

City kids become country kids - Pictures

Our "new" normal

The kids and I have taken a trip to Alabama to stay with my mom and help her recover from her surgery. She will have surgery on Weds the 20th. In the mean time, we are adjusting to our new life as we will be here for just about 2 months.

The kids are sharing a room, which they are doing very well. The only difficulty is J gets up earlier than Haven and ineveitabley wakes her up. Then they both want to be up and its usually somewhere between 5:30 and 6. That is just toooo early for me.

Also, our days dont have the schedule/routine that we have at home. Every day is a playday essentially. There is tons of stuff to do here...its so beautiful and my parents live on about 1 1/2 to 2 acres of land, so plenty of room to roam. But at home, we have preschool, dance and gymnastics that fill our mornings. Here it is my kids and me. Im really going to try hard to give some responsibility to the day, but even so, it usually is only for 30 min or so and thats not to long when your day starts at 6 and you go, go, go until noon.

Anyways.... in the mean time, this is what we love best....Family time!! And the great outdoors!