After going to the same pumpkin patch in Sumner for the past ten years, we decided to try something different and check out the new pumpkin patch that two of my friends recommended called Knutson Farm located in the same town. This farm came highly recommended because all of the things that are usually an extra charge at pumpkin patches were free including activities like the corn maze and the hay ride. After talking it over with Ron, he agreed to try it out and off we went this morning on a dry Saturday after a very stormy week full of rain and wind. We all had a great time and the kids and us really enjoyed exploring both the corn and hay maze, going on the hay ride, looking at the farm animals, and picking out our pumpkins. I think we had the most fun watching Emmett enjoy all of these activities for the "first time" since he has no memory of doing any of this a year ago. Although so many things are cancelled this Halloween season, it just felt so great to be able to participate in a traditional, holiday activity that wasn't cancelled due to Covid-19.
A family photo we had taken at the entrance of the farm.
The four, Hartland kiddos.
A picture of the "This Way to the Fun" banner which hung over the entrance to the farm.
We first checked out the hay maze and had a great time following Emmett through the entire thing (with Logan and Ella way ahead of us).
At one point in the maze, there was this cute, little "window" made between some stacked bales of hay. Emmett was able to look at Ella through the window and got a huge kick out of it!
Ella and Logan looking at us with the "window" in between them.
Logan and Ella in the lead.
Another family photo we had taken of us at the exit of the corn maze.
We had a great time exploring the corn maze until Ella got separated from us on our way out. Luckily, we were able to find her after a few stressful minutes by screaming her name over and over again. Before that happened though, Emmett had a great time chasing after his three, older siblings as they ran ahead of the rest of us.
A cool picture I was able to get of all four kids standing in between some corn stalks.
The goal of the corn maze was to find an old fashioned, green truck parked somewhere in the center. Without trying very hard, we actually stumbled across it. Here is the gang standing in the back of the truck bed surrounded by corn stalks.
After the corn maze, we got in line to go on the hay ride. We enjoyed a leisurely ride around the farm on a large, truck bed pulled by a farm tractor.
As you can imagine, Emmett was fascinated by the entire ride. He sat in Lia's lap and loved it!
There was a large display full of old farm equipment that we enjoyed checking out. Here are the kids standing in front of an old tractor.
We then strolled through the barn and looked at all of the darling, farm animals including some baby goats, pigs, and chicks.
We found the duck races that the kids always love playing with at the other pumpkin patch where we normally go. Here are Ella and Logan pumping away. Although I didn't get a picture of it, Emmett was fascinated by the entire thing and kept on trying to steal the ducks as they raced down the gutters.
Emmett enjoyed being pushed around in our wheelbarrow as it got full of pumpkins. He was a good sport and rode around in it until we had to take him out in order to weigh the pumpkins. Here is a picture of our own cute pumpkin sitting with all of the other pumpkins!
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