We got to the farm, which is a little bit outside of Maryville, just after it opened at 10 am. After feeding Rylan in the car, we made our way to the corn maze first. Carter was initially really excited about following the paths through the corn.
Carter's awe wore off pretty quickly and he wanted to be carried ...
Luckily Carter let Brian put him on his shoulders most of the time which Brian thought was the easier way to carry Carter.
Carter's "cheese" face ...
"That way, Daddy" ...
Whenever we came to an intersection where we didn't know which way to go, we asked Carter and he'd point. Sometimes he'd look like he was seriously trying to figure out which way was right. He'd stick out his bottom lip, squint his eyes, look from side to side, and then point. We were really surprised by how often Carter was right!
I carried Rylan in the Bjorn while we did the maze. He actually slept almost the entire time. He was heavy and I was starting to drag after awhile. My back is pretty sore today.
Carter refused to walk after the first 5 minutes and wasn't in the best mood while going through the maze. Brian even made the comment, "We paid money for this?" Brian did find a way to keep him entertained by the end though - Carter liked when Brian would run him into some leaning corn.
I have pictures of Carter putting his head in these boards last year too ...
I tried to get some pictures of the kids with the pumpkins, but it was difficult. Carter was not cooperating - he wouldn't stay where I put him or look at me. And it's hard to pose Rylan since he can't sit on his own yet. It didn't help that there weren't many areas set up for pictures. I think I still got a few cute pictures.
After our little photo session, we took the kids on the hayride to the pumpkin patch.
Carter really liked the tractor ...
Rylan was happy at first (not crying may be a better description) ...
Carter liked looking at the everything on the farm. He's been chewing on his fingers more and more lately. He especially does it when he's not 100% comfortable, such as when he's around people he doesn't know.
"Moos!"
This is what Rylan was like most of the hayride. I was able to calm him down for awhile, but I think he was getting hungry because eventually there was nothing I could do to console him.
I think that the farm had a poor crop of pumpkins this year. Last year we were able to pull pumpkins off the vines. This year, most of the pumpkins were already cut and just sitting in the field. I think the farm had to purchase pumpkins from somewhere else and put them in their fields because I noticed one pumpkin with a sticker on it!
Carter had fun exploring the pumpkin field but got frustrated because his feet kept getting stuck in the vines.
We picked out two small pumpkins for Carter and Rylan. After the hayride, I fed Rylan again and Brian got Carter a snack. I wanted to try to get some more pictures of the boys with the pumpkins, but it was already 12:30 pm and we needed to get Carter home for lunch and a nap before he started to melt down.
This year was a lot more work on our parts than last year when we just had Carter who was almost one year old, but we still had fun!
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