Annual Fall Visit to the Farm and the Pumpkin Patch!

Yesterday due to the nice weather predicted and people's schedules we (Cory and I along with Shawn and Erin) decided to head out to Erin's dad's farm (her dad is known as Farmer Joel in our house) to cut down some corn stalks for decoration and then visit Paulson's Pumpkin Patch nearby. When we arrived at the farm Farmer Joel was no where to be seen and his huge tractor was not in the barn, so we hopped in his truck and headed out to the fields to find him. Sure enough, he was using the tractor to spread fertilizer out in the field and he had just gotten done. Joshua immediately wanted to climb in the tractor and did so, with Owen close behind him. Then Joel offered to take the boys for a tractor ride, which Joshua was more than excited about (Owen needed a bit of coaxing at first)! Off they went driving the tractor all over the field, and yes Joel was so kind he let them steer! During a short break from tractor riding/driving we cut down some corn stalks to use for decoration and also fed some sweet corn stalks to the horses. Then the boys climbed back into the tractor with Joel and drove it all the way from the field down the lane to the barn! Once back at the barn we checked out all the other farm equipment as we always do when visiting the farm. Then it was time for a few pictures of the boys in their costumes and off to the pumpkin patch we went! The pumpkin patch was so much fun this year because Joshua was really excited to pick out the pumpkins and gourds to put on our front porch. He did a great job of picking out a variety of different shapes, sizes and colors of pumpkins and gourds. Thanks to this we have a beautiful fall display on our porch now! It was a fabulous day to enjoy God's creation and the beauty that abounds! The video below captures the fun we had!

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