This morning after church Matt and I decided to take the kids to Howell's. It's a great pumpkin patch right in the heart of Madison County (from The Bridges of Madison County fame) and there's so much to do and see. They've got it all -- tractor hay rides into the pumpkin patch so that you can pick your own pumpkins, a petting zoo, corn maze and a great kiddie area filled with a tire swings, a hay maze, corn filled sand box and a toy tractor race track. Oh, and did I mention the best kettle corn in the universe???? LOL.
Here's the pictures (after all, isn't that the important part anyway???)
Matt and the kids on the tire swing.
The kids playing in the corn filled sand box..... Holy cow! They had so much fun in this thing, and would have stayed in here all day if we would have let them. I don't think you can really tell in these pictures, but the "corn box" is filled with buckets, shovels, trucks and various other toys for the kids to play with, and it's HUGE!! 20+ kids could easily play in this thing at once.
Here's one happy boy playing with a dump truck which he looooooves!!
It may not look like it, but this is actually an action shot! LOL. Katherine was riding on the tractor race track with other kids around her age, when all of a sudden a "big boy" (14+ years old) decides that he needs to join in. Besides looking absolutely ridiculous, he was racing the younger kids, determined to beat them. As you guessed, Katherine didn't give in too easily and was determined to keep up with "that big boy". So here is my little competitive princess speeding by me as fast as she can!!
Katherine riding over the bridge. In the background you can see the hay bails which the kids looooved climbing on top of. The mountain of hay was one of the highlights!
Katherine and Caleb on the tire swing...
Outside of the kiddie play area, there are two antique tractors, and Caleb was in HEAVEN! He loved every second -- pretending to drive, and pulling on every possible knob or lever he could get his hands on.
Here's my little man on the toy tractors. He couldn't reach the pedals, but that didn't stop him! He insisted that he didn't need any help, and wouldn't let Matt push him around the track. He kept yelling "SELF"!!!
Finally he agrees to a little help!!
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You're so lucky you have places like this you can take the kids. We have Powell Gardens. I think that's all I know about. I'm sure there's more but oh well.
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