A Good Day

Well..the annual family trek to Bates Nut Farm was today. It's something we look forward to every fall. We love the wind, the trees, the leaves landing on our heads, the sights and smells. We love the color orange...everywhere. This year, we had a new "fourth" to our group: Faith's new friend Mikaylin took over Heather's seat in the car and kept the chatter up the whole way. It was a lovely day...a slight cool breeze reminded us that Autumn had arrived.

They started their time in the corn maze. Friendly competition and fast feet began the journey to find all 8 stations. Faith finally found the path and got all her stamps, Chuck had to help Mikaylin a little bit.

Next stop: to get faces painted. It's always good to have a reminder of your day when you get home..something to show off to the neighborhood. What a decision! So many choices! A taste of the holiday to come: Harvest

Of course, you must have your picture taken in original, farm attire!

Of course, what is a trip to a farm without a Hay Ride??? We got in line with the other excited travellers, anticipating a wagon pulled by lovely dapple-gray draft horses. A swift change, and we got to experience what Festus on Gunsmoke lived on a day-to-day basis: a Mule ride! Somehow, it just wasn't the same.

And then, for the finale, picking out the pumpkins. I have to tell you, I really missed Heather at this point. She has such an artistic eye, she can find whatever pumpkin she is looking for, no matter what shape she has in mind. It's a true gift. The pumpkins were a bit different this year, more uniform in shape. Not as much variety in size. However...persistence definitely pays off!


Mission Accomplished, thanks to Daddy. Another memory for the books. We took our weary feet, and extra-large bag of Kettle Corn, home with a smile. While we missed Heather today...it was good to keep the history going and the memory books filled for Faith.

A good day.