Pumpkin Patch 2012

Yesterday we ventured to Agua Linda Farm for our yearly pumpkin patch family outing. It started out well. Everyone was happy to be there & the weather was unseasonably cool at 80 degrees. We got there just as the ponies were getting a 2 hour break, so we had to be at the patch at least that long since we had promised June a pony ride (and this was one of the main reasons we came).

We goofed around on the haystack (a pyramid of hay bales) & petting yard (nasty little goats with horns and a chicken coop). We pet the nice donkeys & fed the hungry sheep. About 30 min - 1 hour into it, Lincoln decided he was DONE. And he cried & whined most of the rest of the time we were there. This is unfortunately pretty typical of many of our family outings. Lincoln gets hot & tired pretty easily. His only moment of happy time was on the tractor-drawn wagon ride to pick out pumpkins. Neither Roxy or Lincoln enjoyed walking in the pumpkin fields because they really couldn't navigate through the vines and even with guidance tripped a lot. Unfortunately, by the time we were back from the pumpkin picking, the pony rides were open again but the line was about 1 hr long. And because Lincoln was having a complete melt down at this point, and Roxy was getting pretty tired from her missed nap, we just skipped the pony rides. We figured by the time we actually got June on the pony, everyone would be having a meltdown at that point, including June.

Here are some of the pictures and videos of our day.











































Roxy's favorite thing was throwing/eating dirt. It made her happy, so we let her do it. I think the tractor ride was the biggest hit of the day for all of the kids. I feel bad about Juney missing out on the pony ride. I am certain that she wold have loved it. Maybe next year we will have better timing and try again.