Hay Rides and Pumpkin Walks

We did some Halloween-ing Saturday!  First stop, a horse-drawn hay ride around an apple orchard.

The boys had to say hello to the horses, which Kevin and I thought were pretty big.  Billy let us know that they weren’t big at all compared to the one his friend at preschool brought last week.  He told us how they got to pet it and even ride it!  Yeah, it was a Shetland Pony – I’m pretty sure these horses were a little bit bigger.

It was a fun bumpy ride and Rusty was a bit nervous about falling off.  He clung to me the whole time.

He and I were the safe ones though.  We were on the very back.  Kevin and the other boys were on the side.  Kevin and Tommy were the ones who got thumped by an apple tree branch that came too close to the wagon!  Tommy didn’t care – he thought it was funny!  He giggled and giggled about that branch!

While we waited for our turn on the hay ride, the boys explored the fruit stand.  They had pumpkins and cut-outs and this big rock that was perfect for climbing.

Billy wasn’t so thrilled to be the princess!

After all that fun, we went to a Pumpkin Walk that night.  There was even a real owl hanging out in a tree to greet us … (it is that roundish spot in the middle)

The boys had fun looking at the pumpkins, but they really wanted to play on the playground.  Mean parents that we are, we said no.  Ricky didn’t really appreciate that until I explained that it was mostly dark and there were hundreds of candles lit all around the playground and I really didn’t want a boy on fire.  He still wasn’t happy, but he mumbled quieter.

This was my favorite display …

We didn’t even stand in line for the free cookies!  Are we party poopers or what?  Instead we came home and had cookies and chocolate milk.  I think the boys liked that better anyway.

On our way home, Rusty said,

“Skel’ton.  Behind us.  Go home inside.”

Once we got in the garage he kept looking behind the van for the skel’ton.  He knew he’d be safe inside the house though.  But … he woke up around 5 am and crawled into bed with Kevin and me.  Maybe he wasn’t so sure about his safety after all!