She had corn where?

This weekend we got to go to NM for a little family time. There is a really cool farm, Sutherland Farms, that has a Pumpkin Festival every October. We got as far as the driveway last year before we had a "discussion" and ended up just going home. I was determined to not let that happen this year!





I was sad that we missed the roasted green chilis by 4 days. Darned cold Colorado fall weather! Our family afternoon was still a blast, though.





Katrina understood the purpose of the cutouts. Madison was just too enthralled with peeking through the window to care about the photo op.

Why is there a photo of corn, you may ask? Although I do find it a rather artsy, inspiring photo. Because, this corn...

... was the landing pad for the slides!

Katrina is getting rather adventurous, now that she's 6 and everything.

Violet was thoroughly entertained by the giant pile of corn. She threw it, covered herself in it, covered me in it, and threw it some more. Madison, not so much. She sat on Daddy's lap.

But then we convinced her to come sit with me in the corn. And she started to have fun. Until she tried to walk in the corn. Then we had issues again.

But Violet had fun.

They also have a corn maze. Literally, this is a field of corn stalks that has been turned into a giant maze. For some reason, Kat & Celine felt the need to "pose". Not sure why...

It was a beautiful fall day, perfect for running through a corn field.

And taking photos of the leftover ears.

And apparently pretending to be Vanna White.

Violet, still mad that we took her away from the corn pit, DID NOT want to be held. She insisted upon walking through the maze. And made her opinions very well known. Have you ever seen a two-year-old try to stomp down a dirt path? It's pretty funny...

Madison enjoyed the maze far more than the corn pit, and even got into the Vanna White action herself.

And, just so you know, we were amazing mazers!

Next we loaded everyone onto the hay bales for the ride to the pumpkin patch. Violet had, by this time, worn herself out with her little maze fit and was ready to snuggle and take a nap.

Yes, we rode hay bales on a trailer towed by a tractor to a pumpkin field. Yes, it reminded me of my childhood. Yes, there were pumpkins that were bigger than my children. No, we did not take any of those ones home. Yes, we discovered that it is awkward to juggle pumpkins and children.

And here is Miss Princess with her pumpkin. Tonight we carved it to look like a cat for her school's contest tomorrow.

After the pumpkin patch, we took a break on the bench outside the store.

Before taking some tuckered out kids home for naps.

Later that night (like 4 hours later), we discovered that Violet had brought home some unauthorized souvenirs. She had corn. Everywhere. Yes, everywhere.