Saturday, January 30, 2010

Caroline visits not ONE but THREE pumpkin patches in 2009

First stop...the Ashland Berry Farm. While visiting Grandma & Grandad in Richmond, we deciced to take a trip out to the farm for a fun hayride and pumpkin pickin'. The day we went was actually quite warm, unlike your typical Fall day, but we had a lot of fun riding out to the patch and finding the best pumpkins! See for yourself...




Mommy & Caroline at the entrance to the Farm.



Look at me...I'm 3 feet tall this year!



Caroline...sweet smile for my sweet girl!




Mommy & Caroline snuggling on the hayride out to the patch.



Grandad & Grandma having fun on the hayride.



This is fun!!




Caroline checkin' out the pumpkins in the field.
Look at me...



I like this one!



Caroline still searching for her PERFECT pumpkin.



My sweet girl.



Caroline & Mommy out in the patch.








Grandad, Mommy & Caroline out in the patch.



Grandma & Grandad with their pumpkin pick.



I got it!




Mommy & Caroline heading back from the patch with all our pumpkins!



Our pumpkin sitting on the pile of pumpkins...Caroline wasn't too happy about this one!



Caroline with Grandma & Grandad checking out the animals behind them.

On to the second stop...Pumpkinville 2009 in Leesburg with Daddy! This was our second pumpkin patch visit of the season but this time Daddy was along for the fun! We went on another hayride but this hayride was definitely scary! It scared both Mommy & Caroline. Mommy wasn't expecting people in masks jumping out of trailers but it happened and as you can see in one of the pics below, Caroline decided that she may need to cover her eyes! Good Idea! We decided to wait in line to have Caroline's face painted into a little kitty or bunny rabbit...could go either way, I guess. Either way she was the cutest of them all..see for yourself below. Then Daddy & Caroline braved the BIG Slide smiling all the way! Before we left Caroline painted her very own pumpkin. As you can see in the pic below, she had a blast! Luckily, the paint was washable because it was everywhere. In fact, we actually had her ride home with her hands up in the air, so she wouldn't smear the paint all over her car seat. Good thing we only live about 5 minutes from Pumpkinville! ;~) But she had a fun day, and especially liked the creative painting on the pumpkin, so that's what matters!!



Caroline & Daddy on the hayride.


Caroline & Daddy snuggling.


Here it is...the hands are up in the air headed for her eyes...that was scary!

Mommy & Caroline


Our little cutie.


Daddy with his little girl.

Our family.


Mommy helping Caroline climb the ladder.

Caroline cheezin' it up for the camera.

Caroline at the top of the tree house.


Here they come...all smiles!


Our little artist...maybe she will be the next Picasso or Michelangelo!
Last stop...Great Country Farms with two of our friends. We braved the drizzle and jumped, climbed, and played with all the attractions. It was crazy to see how much Caroline had grown since coming here last year. She was actually able to climb (with a little assistance from Mommy) on the HUGE jumping pillow, that we only sat on with Mommy & Daddy last year. She's such a big girl and I love watching her grow and explore each and everyday. We ended our day together with our friends with a picnic. Luckily, we were able to find a covered picnic table to enjoy our snacks! So, enjoy the pics of Caroline with her friends at The Great Country Farms in Bluemont, VA.




Here I am...top of the mountain...couldn't do this last year!

Caroline with her friends, Zaden & Riley...checking out the goats.

Caroline with the Chickens...cluck - cluck.

Caroline holding hands with her buddy Zaden. So cute!

Caroline poking her head through...what a cute little doggie...I think we have this exact picture of her last year, but this year she is peeking by herself.

Caroline driving the BIG wooden tractor.

Look at me...

If you can't tell...Caroline is sitting on top of a big cow...giddy 'up as she says...wrong animal but good concept.
Hope you enjoyed all of our many pumpkin patch visits this year! Looking forward to next year!
Love,
Caroline's Mommy









































1 comment:

All Things Family said...

precious pics! It's about time you posted! not that you've been busy or anything :)