The Pumpkin Patch
So there is that time right after September where the weather starts to change and the days get a little cooler. That is the first indicator that fall is coming. Fall is Amber’s favorite time of the year. She just loves the fall colors and the decorations. We are both fans of Halloween, but that is just because it is the gateway holiday to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
So the first weekend that it was nice and sunny and cool we took Tristan and his cousins to the pumpkin patch just outside of Marble Falls. It’s always a nice drive out to Marble Falls, especially at this time of year when the colors are changing. Amber and I were really hoping that Tristan would knock out for at least an hour before we got to the Pumpkin patch. But, just as luck would have it, he only crashed about 20 minutes before we got there. In hindsight we should have all just tipped the seats back in the van and finished the nap with Tristan, but . . . we didn’t. We thought that the excitement of pumpkins and open space would entice him into giggling and smiling . . .boy were we wrong!
The weather was really nice and things could have been a lot worse, but there was a nice breeze and the sun overhead. It was a perfect day to be out in the weather as evident by every other family within a 50 mile radius that had the same idea that day. There is that point where you grab all your stuff and your kid and you start on your journey toward the inevitable family outing. There is that little voice in your head that says, “ABORT, ABORT, ABORT”, but you just keep moving forward and you just put yourself in that state of mind and you hear the voice of Tim Gun from Project Runway as he says. “Make It Work” . . . .and you do.
I have to say that I was a little apprehensive about the whole pumpkin patch thing as we were moving toward the festivities. I’m not sure if many or you know, but I loath crowds. I don’t like to be part of a crowd, or engage in a crowd, or create a crowd and if a crowd can be avoided . . .all the better! But, I just “made it work” and we really did have a great afternoon. It would have been nice if Tristan had smiled at least ONCE, but he didn’t get much of a nap and as parents we should have known that you can only expect so much from your kids.
All the other families around us were “making it work” too and I thought that everyone’s kids were pretty well behaved. There wasn’t any fighting or getting upset and there was plenty to see and do, so the kids kept occupied. But like all the rest of the mom’s and dads, we just saw photo opportunities and the kids saw things to do. We had to take a few mental steps back and just keep shooting and shooting, hoping that we would get a good shot. (One of the REALLY nice things about digital cameras).
It was a good time and we got to take a hay ride and see some animals and work our way through the corn field maze, which was all that Damek really wanted to do. Actually I thought that his head was going to explode just prior to getting the tickets to start on the maze. Once we got started Damek to the helm and very diplomatically directed the crew through the maze and successfully navigated the family to safety, which is on the other end of the field directing you right toward the horse riding area . . . hmmmmm interesting. Luckily none of the kids seemed too excited about riding a horse and that was good because the maze and hay ride were already limiting my wallet.
All in all . . . a great day, a great time and a definite return next year with a little more information and a nice LONG NAP!
So there is that time right after September where the weather starts to change and the days get a little cooler. That is the first indicator that fall is coming. Fall is Amber’s favorite time of the year. She just loves the fall colors and the decorations. We are both fans of Halloween, but that is just because it is the gateway holiday to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
So the first weekend that it was nice and sunny and cool we took Tristan and his cousins to the pumpkin patch just outside of Marble Falls. It’s always a nice drive out to Marble Falls, especially at this time of year when the colors are changing. Amber and I were really hoping that Tristan would knock out for at least an hour before we got to the Pumpkin patch. But, just as luck would have it, he only crashed about 20 minutes before we got there. In hindsight we should have all just tipped the seats back in the van and finished the nap with Tristan, but . . . we didn’t. We thought that the excitement of pumpkins and open space would entice him into giggling and smiling . . .boy were we wrong!
The weather was really nice and things could have been a lot worse, but there was a nice breeze and the sun overhead. It was a perfect day to be out in the weather as evident by every other family within a 50 mile radius that had the same idea that day. There is that point where you grab all your stuff and your kid and you start on your journey toward the inevitable family outing. There is that little voice in your head that says, “ABORT, ABORT, ABORT”, but you just keep moving forward and you just put yourself in that state of mind and you hear the voice of Tim Gun from Project Runway as he says. “Make It Work” . . . .and you do.
I have to say that I was a little apprehensive about the whole pumpkin patch thing as we were moving toward the festivities. I’m not sure if many or you know, but I loath crowds. I don’t like to be part of a crowd, or engage in a crowd, or create a crowd and if a crowd can be avoided . . .all the better! But, I just “made it work” and we really did have a great afternoon. It would have been nice if Tristan had smiled at least ONCE, but he didn’t get much of a nap and as parents we should have known that you can only expect so much from your kids.
All the other families around us were “making it work” too and I thought that everyone’s kids were pretty well behaved. There wasn’t any fighting or getting upset and there was plenty to see and do, so the kids kept occupied. But like all the rest of the mom’s and dads, we just saw photo opportunities and the kids saw things to do. We had to take a few mental steps back and just keep shooting and shooting, hoping that we would get a good shot. (One of the REALLY nice things about digital cameras).
It was a good time and we got to take a hay ride and see some animals and work our way through the corn field maze, which was all that Damek really wanted to do. Actually I thought that his head was going to explode just prior to getting the tickets to start on the maze. Once we got started Damek to the helm and very diplomatically directed the crew through the maze and successfully navigated the family to safety, which is on the other end of the field directing you right toward the horse riding area . . . hmmmmm interesting. Luckily none of the kids seemed too excited about riding a horse and that was good because the maze and hay ride were already limiting my wallet.
All in all . . . a great day, a great time and a definite return next year with a little more information and a nice LONG NAP!
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