adventures at schnepf farms

We met up with the Johnson gang on Saturday afternoon at Schnepf Farms, not far from us here in Queen Creek. It has become a tradition of sorts and it is always a great time. There are so many things to do down on the farm- face painting, miniature golf, carousel rides, bike races, a petting zoo, tall slides, bumble bees and airplanes, and of course the pumpkin patch. We were determined to do as many things as possible and boy did we sure have fun doing it!

 

 Kevin's mom rented a private bon fire and ordered chili and hot dogs for us all. YUM!! We also turned it into a birthday celebration for his Grandma (number 85!). The kids loved being able to roast their dogs for dinner and marshmallows for smores. They kept saying thet it felt like we were camping.

It was lots of fun, until, after returning from a bathroom trip with Karter, I realized that Koltyn was no where to be seen. A few of us adults headed off in different directions, no one saw him walk away or knew how long he had been gone for. Luckily, a few nice people noticed him wondering and crying at the far end of the pumpkin patch and sat with him until we found him. Worst five minutes EVER!

 After dinner and smores (and Koltyn had been found), we headed back out to enjoy a few more rides before the fireworks started. Kimble loved riding the 'swinging ladybugs' and was determined to get on the roller coaster. Karter ended up getting dragged along for the ride and was totally freaked out by it. But Kimble was happy, she loves those kind of rides (unfortunately, my camera battery died, so we didn't get any pictures of that).

Once we made our way out to the parking lot Kevin's car was not wanting to start. So we hooked it up to the trail blazer and waited... and waited... and waited for the battery in the galant to charge. After nearly an hour we finally gave up, left a note (so it wouldn't get towed) and headed home. It was a long day and the kids were zonked out, but it was definitely worth all the drama.