So I thought we would use up the Corn Bellys tickets before I lost my chance and wasted that money. So on Friday, October 25th (since Sydney has early out day) we headed back down to Lehi.
We of course avoided the corn pit and instead explored and area that we had never been to before. It was an obstacle course and an animal area. We also spent a lot of time in the kids area letting the kids run from house to store to house. And about 30 minutes before I was leaving I found out Bindy and Skylee had been there most of the day too and we hadn't run into each other. So we met up with them for a short time before we left.
We spent some time riding down the various slides they had.
The kids then played a game with tennis balls. Of course none of the kids were following the rules or point of the game at all.
We tried out their mini corn maze.
It literally was the easiest thing ever. The corn was short. You could see the whole maze. Which meant we didn't get "lost" and we ended where we began.
Then I really had to go to the bathroom so we headed that direction and ran into a photo booth area and gaming section, which was new this year.
I paid to do the apple blaster this year. The kids were having so much fun, that they kept fighting over who was going next. I hate to admit it, but it took me probably five minutes trying to figure out how to do the stupid gun before I asked for help. And even then I think I only got lucky in "figuring it out well enough to work it but not really figuring it out." I am glad the kids had fun.
below: ps no she isn't eating an apple they gave us for the blaster (which were mostly bad apples). I ended up bringing apples as a snack.
We went on a tractor ride. William stayed looking out over the side of the car the whole time. Sydney started reading all the signs we were passing, which were mini stories, and Lizzy just kind of relaxed.
Here is the obstacle course (or ropes course as they called it) that the kids had so much fun in. It makes me wish I had a big enough back yard to have a mini version of this for the kids to play on whenever.
Here are the animals at the not petting (just observing) zoo.
below: these talking chickens were so funny and the kids just stayed listening and laughing for like five minutes! I finally had to pull them away because it was starting over (and I had had enough).
There was this really old fire truck the kids got to play in.
The kids played on the wooden fire truck for like 15 minutes. And I just sat back in the sun and enjoyed watching them play on something so simple and using their imaginations. (Other parents didn't like that their kids were copying mine and standing on the very top of the fire truck like Lizzy is in this picture, but oh well).
I bought the kids dinner. Said they could have whatever they wanted. Even Sydney didn't really eat her food. But Lizzy and William not eating didn't surprise me at all. It seems to be the curse I have to endure with my children. But let it not be said that I didn't provide my kids with the opportunity to eat.
We headed into the kiddie area. There were slides and a "tree house" style house that was really cool.
(oh ya, Sydney pushed Lizzy down this slide while she was deciding whether or not she wanted to go down. and it scared the poor girl).
below: loose tooth. gotta keep track of it in case it falls out.
waiting for the candy canon. the kids only ended up with like five tootsie rolls. so ya not worth it for us.
after the candy canon on our way back to the kiddie area we found Spookly the square pumpkin.
So of course we had to take a picture with him.
In the kiddie area on the opposite side from the slides. Is the land of make believe. Where we spent the remainder of our time.
Sydney was pretty bored, so I had her go jump while Lizzy and William explored make believe land. But it gave me so much anxiety to have Sydney separated from me and not able to see her (even from a distance). So I found this little corner, kind of tucked back behind a house that I could see the jumping area and most of the make believe land (which Lizzy and William were in somewhere). But I couldn't see very well because it was so dark. I kept checking the area for Lizzy and William. And I got lucky (maybe/hopefully mothers intuition) and turned around right as Lizzy was passing my spot with tears on her face. She had been looking for me. Of course she didn't listen when I told her exactly where I would be...anyway after that her and William kept coming out of the houses/stores with stuff and bringing it to me in my perch where I was watching Sydney.
Getting to see my best friend is always a highlight of my day.
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