picking out a carriage

On October 20, some friends and I "kidnapped" Kim to celebrate her birthday. The highlight of the day was the two hours we spend at Waldvogel's Farm enjoying hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and a cornmaze. It was fun to act like . . . little kids.

Turkies, Ghosts, & Witches, Oh My!

Waldvogel's had a plethera of plywood facades for kids (and kids at heart) to pose behind and place their faces in. There were witches (or, rather, you could be in the withes' brew), ghosts, the gothic farmers, a prize-winning turkey, and more. You would never had known that we were nine college age girls. There was also a . . . very interesting prop that we all enjoyed the most--a false outhouse. We all laughed as we tried to top each other for the funniest picture (I think I won!).

Haunted Grainery from Bed Rock

Creaky floors, butcher's knives, and amputated arms and legs engulfed in a heavy, black darkness. Nine girls entered the haunted grainery arm-in-arm not knowing what to expect. . .

Just kidding--it really wasn't that scary, except for not knowing where the walls would be. Michelle seemed to find the corner of every wall in the grainery as we felt our way through in the darkness. Bekah, Kim, and Kris did show aprehensiveness on wanting to enter the haunted house.

For a reason which none of us can explain, Fred and Barney were standing outside of the grainery. It did not bother us too much, for we all posed with our childhood friends from Bed Rock. Weird, but fun.

Picking Out a Carriage

We spent the most time at the farm's pumpkin patch. We were able to enjoy a hayride out the the patch; then, we were able to pick our pumpkins to our choosing. Michelle searched for the perfect pumpkins to give to her roommates, Bekah chose small gourds that she could give to her Sunday School class, Sarah looked for "Squishy", and Robyn chose some squash that she could cook. I did not care to buy a pumpkin, gourd, or squash, but it was fun to wander around the patch with the girls. Almost immediately I found a pumpkin that came right out of Cinderella--it was the perfect carriage pumpkin! It was so much fun! I haven't been to a pumpkin patch since first or second grade--I really enjoyed myself & laughed at everyone else as they meticulously judged each pumpkin.

Corn Maze

The most beautiful time of the evening was spent as we wandered through Waldvogel's corn maze. Yes, we went in circles, but it was fun to spend time joking and laughing with each other. It was my first corn maze and I enjoyed every minute of being lost and being "rained on" by corn kernels. We truly believed we accomplished a great task when we exited the corn from a different path than we entered.

The twilight seemed to call us back to the dorm, lest the spell of the day be broken. After two hours of pumpkins, haunted houses, and corn mazes we were all ready to head back & enjoy sweets, pizza, pop, and a movie.

It was a perfect end to a perfect day.