Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm

Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm has become a tradition for our family. The kids get so excited when fall rolls around and we plan out our visit. This year we went twice - once with Davey's Letter Group, and once as a family. It was really fun to see Charlie get into the fun since he was too little to participate 

last year. 

LETTER GROUP FIELD TRIP: The field trip took place on the most beautiful morning! It was warm and sunny and we didn't even bother bringing coats. We started out with the group for a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, but then everyone broke off into their own little friend groups to play at the different stations. Davey was so thrilled to have his best buddies Jaxon and Nolan there to play with.

Jaxon is not in Letter Group, but we invited him to come along since he's Davey's best friend.

Nolan is in our stake, and a boy Davey met through letter group. They will go to the same preschool next year too.

Look at how much fun these boys had together!

Davey's scowl he gave me when I asked him to smile for a picture

Charlie was more compliant. He had the best time in the corn pit!

FAMILY FIELD TRIP: We had such a nice night for our family visit as well! We chose the perfect weekend, because just a few days later Amarillo got hit with 6 inches of snow and the pumpkin patch had to close down for awhile while things melted out and dried up. This year we spent most of our time at the corn pit, the jumping pillows and the slide mountain. 

Baths were definitely required after we got home

The jumping pillows made Davey nervous last year, but this time he loved them!

Sophie showing off some of her gymnastics skills

At the top of hay bale mountain

Riding the cow train - it's Charlie's favorite so we did it a few times

Sliding down the mountain - the remodeled the tracks this year so they were straighter, smoother and went faster.

Sophie trying to defeat daddy at cornhole

Another fun year for the memory books!

Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm 2018

We went back to Maxwell's as a family during the middle of October. It really is such a great place for fall fun, and I see this becoming a tradition that the kids will look forward to each year. We went on a beautiful night after a week of cold and rain, which meant that half of Amarillo was also there, but we still had fun and were able to do everything we wanted.

This year we tried a few new activities that we weren't able to do last year - the obstacle course, the rubber duck races and the apple cannons. Last year the obstacle course was too muddy, but this year it was dry enough for Sophie and Dave to tackle it together. She loved it so much that they went through a second time. Maybe next year Davey will be able to join them! While Sophie was obstacling, Davey and I did duck races. You put your duck in a pipe and then use a water pump to propel it to the end. Davey insisted on pumping  by himself so his duck always lost, but he had a great time watching it slowly move along the track. And of course the kids, especially Davey, loved the apple cannons.

Riding a bull that Dave was attempting to lasso

Ready to ride the cow train

The only whining/crying for our night happened when Sophie felt upset about not being able to sit in the first cow in the train. The train left with her crying, but luckily she was able to pull it together and the rest of the night everyone was on perfect behavior!

Charlie was content to watch the fun from the wagon for most of the night

Sophie heading into the obstacle course with Dave

Davey and Liz doing a duck race

Eating dinner - we almost always pack food for the kids because they won't eat most things and it's a waste to buy them anything. The rest of us, however, enjoyed fries, twisted tators, and popcorn chicken. 

Jumping on the big trampoline

Climbing the hill to do the slides is a good workout! 

We had a four person train coming down the slide - look out below!!

Last year we had an empty marshmallow. Charlie has filled that hole nicely :)

The corn box is always a favorite

I wish I had taken a photo of Davey too so I could have my three little pumpkins, but he was too excited to get to the cannons

We bought a small bucket of apples, which was enough for one shot per person. Sophie's shot went high, mine was too low, but Davey's hit the barn, which made him happy :)

Thanks for the fun, Maxwell's!

** The kids love it when I make videos of our outings, and I did take lots of recordings during our visit. If I ever get around to making a movie, I'll post it here when it's done**