Naylor Family Farm Fun

The boys and I headed way south of Fuquay-Varina for a pumpkin patch/farm activities in early October. The first thing that caught Brock's eye was this HUGE inflatable bouncy pad! Brock loved it, but it was a little hard for Kade to maneuver.

Here's a great action shot of Brock and shows a bit of the wooden platform they have above part of the corn maze. (No, I did not think entering the corn maze with those two by myself would have been a good idea!) There's also a cool foam blaster game that Brock was literally 1" too short to play - he needed that one more inch to load the ball in to the blaster (photo below).

It was also a really hot day. It's a little different for us to go pumpkin picking and wear shorts/t-shirts and still be SWEATING. There was no relief from the sun on that walkway - the silos on each corner were like mini saunas!

While Brock jumped, Kade was keeping his eyes on this chicken that apparently escaped his enclosure and would pursue you if you turned your back on it!

Thankfully the animals were in the shade (but so were the flies).

We really need to get him out more. Asking my two year old what animal this was, he responded "horse!" Ummm.... no.

Kade the cowboy!

Not really for riding, but whatevs.

I am one person. I can only lift one child up at a time. Brock so wanted to be able to do it himself.

Finally what I thought was the coolest part (figuratively and literally). They took us on a tractor ride (no hay here). Naylor's Farm has a cute 15 minute route to the pumpkin patch through the woods with spiders and "pumpkin monster heads" - Kade must have reminded me of that particular feature about 100 times since that day! It was great because it was just scary enough for Brock that he really enjoyed it. At one point Kade actually buried his head in to me because he was scared of the spiders.

Do you see spider hanging down from a branch over the tractor? Some of them moved as we drove by or were positioned low enough that the spider legs brushed in to your head. I guess it could be scary for a 2 year old!

We made it out of the spooky forest and in to the pumpkin patch!!

The boys would barely stay still for a photo!

We picked out two pumpkins (because that's all I could carry back to the tractor) and loaded them right in the Highlander when our tractor returned. I promised Brock one more jump on the bouncy pad, then we were all sweaty and ready for some air conditioning!

What a different landscape from Seattle! Still getting used to these warmer days lasting longer through the year!

And one more really great picture of Brock and Brent smiling for the camera.