PUMPKIN PATCH TRIP NUMBER TEN



Every October since 2003, with one exception in 2005, I have taken the Weathersby kids to a pumpkin patch.  That first outing included only two of us:  One-year-and-four-month-old Silas and me. 

 

Today included seven of us.

 

I arrived at the Weathersby home yesterday and was greeted by Tyler.

 

Tyler, who has a great right arm, was quick to recruit me to play catch.

Naomi wasted no time in proudly showing off her very first, very own library card.

All four grandkids wanted to share a YouTube viral video hit with me, What Does The Fox Say?

At about 10:00 a.m. this morning, the seven of us arrived at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm to enjoy their pumpkin patch activities.

Silas and Devon crawl on and through a tunnel.

Devon checks the fit on some wooden shoes.

Father and daughter on a sunny October morning.

One of the staff helpers assists Naomi in shooting an air gun while Silas and Devon, shown in the background, try their skills at bb gun shooting.

Pure concentration.

Devon tries out his archery skills.

If you're in a shooting competition, and if you're Tim, and if you want to defeat an opponent named Devon, then you use a strategy that involves laughing out loud at your opponent while he is taking aim.

Devon lost the shooting competition, but there were rumors of cheating on the other side.

Naomi, whose evolutionary roots may be traced back to spiders, spent a good chunk of the day on the spider web.

The three scarecrows are (from left to right) Mitt Romney, Tyler, and Alfred E. Newman.

That's a chicken in there.

Tractors sometimes swing.

Something about this particular tractor appealed to Naomi.

Meandering through the corn maze.

Eventually, it was time to go home.

This annual tradition began ten years ago, on October 8, 2003.