Patterson Farms 2011

We wanted one last family fun day as just the three of us, so on Monday we headed out to our favorite Fall spot--Patterson Farms. We've gone to Patterson's every year we've been here and have a great time every time we go!
After days of rain, Grace was SO excited for the opportunity to play and run around outside.
Waiting for the tractor ride:


Grace got really into the slides this year, and Travis and I loved going down them too!


50 ft slide:




Tree house slide:




She LOVED walking through the leaves...


and throwing them too:


The tractors have always been a favorite of Grace's, and it was fun to see her drive herself on some of them this year:


She sticks out her tongue these days when she's concentrating hard on something. Too cute!


The sandboxes are another of her longtime favorite things to play in at Patterson's:




One of the things Travis and I enjoy doing there every year is stilt walking, and although a year had passed, I thought we still did pretty good!




We attempted the corn mazes too, but they were just too muddy from all the recent rain. (Travis was trying to get Grace to touch the sign, but she kept pointing at me instead (silly girl!)):


This was the first year that Grace really got in to the tree house in the woods, and she LOVED it! It was a testament to how well she's been doing on play structures at the park this summer. :)


We made lots of trips across the bridges:




She was determined to be like this other big girl and go up to the tower, and though I opted out (narrow staircase + pregnant lady = no go), with Travis' help, she did it!


Swinging on the tree house's tire swing with dad:


Driving a big wood tractor. Here she's peeking through the front at dad.


Walking through the beautiful woods, like we always love to do:




While we were there, I couldn't help but take some pictures of the beautiful foliage. Here are a few of my favorites from the day:








We had a great time!