Our Visit to Lyon Family Farms - Pumpkin Patch

For the last few years, we have enjoyed going to Lyon Family Farms in Taft, TN to their pumpkin patch. We meet up with our friends, Summer and Michael Nave and their little girl, Carly, who is Nathan's age. They pretty much have grown up together. We also try to schedule it with the Warden's (also our good friends) but this year didn't work as planned. They were there when we were, but we never found them before we left. I think we (the adults) enjoy this trip just as much as the kids do. We don't get to see each other as much as before the kids all started school, so it's a good time to catch up and have fun. 

I took a couple hundred pics or so this day, so I thought I would share some of my fav's. 

Here is Lacey, Carly, and Nathan making their way to the entrance. Notice how happy Lacey is to be holding Carly's hand...Nathan, well, his expression says it all! 
              
                                                       This is Michael and Summer...

           Each year, we get them to stand in front of the giant ruler to see how much they have grown.

There is just SO much to do here! This place is AWESOME. They even had added quite a good bit of new play areas throughout the farm since the last time we were here. 

Playing in the corn crib. 

Sneaky grin from Nathan. 

On the pillow bounce - 

I thought this pic turned out pretty cool. Looks like he is leaping out of the picture!

Racing ducks in the water pump station - 

Here's the giant playhouse that Lacey did NOT want to leave...

And this ride...I think it was built for the adults because we had more fun on it than any of the kids, it seemed. A person sits on each end of the tube and it swings back and forth. 

Here's a close up of Summer having a good time.

At one point, we were all on the same one...with Nathan inside the tube.

Recently, I read a blog of a mother who decided that she wanted to be in pictures with her kids more instead of being behind the camera lens. Proof to her kids (for the future) that she was there too, no matter what she happened to look like in it. I've decided to follow suit. I may not always look my best, I may be a few pounds overweight...but I want them to see me the way I am when I was with them. 

On our way out to the pumpkin patch to find and pick our pumpkins. 

He's excited to go and pick his pumpkin out!

We even watched pig races! Ha! These pigs were racing for Oreo's. 

And in the animal petting stable was the shortest cow. It was 31" tall. 

There was so much more, but I think this post has been long enough already. The kids rode the cow train, we went through the corn maze, etc. A wonderful day was had by all.