linder farms

boise has several farms in the area that throw big halloween/autumn shindigs every year.  hayrides, pumpkin patches, cider & doughnuts, corn boxes {like a sandbox, but, uh... made with corn instead}, and corn mazes. luckily, we snagged some tickets on the cheap thanks to a friend and made a family date night out of it.

it should be noted that prior to visiting the farm, i made my first attempt at homemade doughnuts. ummm....it was a swing and really poor hit. too bad i couldn't pull a david freese aka game 6, world series style.  they tasted ok i guess, but next time they need more frosting and i should probably invest in an actual doughnut cutter.  although reese's shape sorter toys worked as an ok second. also, they were a LOT more work than i had anticipated.  at least the homemade cider was pretty darn tasty!

classic family shot:

reese LOVED the corn maze.  she just wanted to walk around and around. and pull down corn stalks to use as walking sticks.

my big cheesers:

tell me those aren't the prettiest blue eyes you've ever seen?

reese climbed this fence all by herself to get a better look at the animals:

she was so delighted to see all of the pumpkins scattered everywhere through out the patch.

me and my girl

official future black mail picture below.  reese is about to learn the classic life lesson - always beware of gourds masquerading as corn cobs. so sad.  she totally insisted it was corn right up until the bitter-bited end.

 

we did have one successful culinary rendezvous.  reese ate chicken nuggets for the very first time.  it was a beautiful moment. every once in a million blue moons when we actually eat at a fast food joint, i'm forced to bring food along for reese. she's never really loved normal kid food. until linder farms apparently.

loving the hayride.

can't wait til next year!