Zombie Song

A small taste of what Sawyer does most of the time: stomp around the house growling, looking for brains to eat.

baby-bidda's Sunday best

I've been waiting like six weeks for it to be cold enough for Sawyer to wear this awesome sweater vest--vive l'automne! And for other interested moms of little boys out there, Osh Kosh sells collared shirts that are also onesies! Sawyer is modeling one here...we maybe paid $6 for it. Very worth it to keep things tucked...

Fall Festival at Anderson Farms!

Not far from our house is this fabulous fall destination, with animals, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, hay rides and all manner of fun activities for kids. We headed over there this Saturday to officially inaugurate the passage from summer to fall...and also because I've been pestering Chris for five years or more to take me to a corn maze.

























Gettting suited up--it was COLD on Saturday!

At the entrance to the farm--steak on a stick, funnel cake and all manner of homemade jams await!
















First stop was the animals; this llama could really stand to visit Dr. Carrie Dougherty.













Sawyer was not immediately convinced that farm life was for him--the animals scared him, and it didn't help that he face-planted into a cowpie before we even got to the entrance...

Into the a-maize-ing corn maze!

Anderson farms has something like 7 or 8 miles of trails through the corn fields, with very elaborate maze patterns (see the maze map below). We read on the website that the owner decides upon the pattern every year, and then one of the workers cuts the whole thing in one day using GPS.










Only one rule: no throwing corn!


















































After wandering for hours, we finally were able to get to this vantage point to try to find our way out....kidding, Chris, being the expert navigator that he is, led us from point to point without a hitch.

Beware the children...of the corn

















I can't figure out why this pic is sideways, but you can see the maze patterns on this map...look for the miner and his cart.

All aboard for the pumpkin patch...

Farmer Roger drove us to the pumpkin patch in this makeshift hay wagon...minus the hay.














But on the way we stopped to feed the farm residents: buffalo, steer and cows. They give you little pellets to give them, and...











...boy are their tongues creepy and long. Here's the CU mascot Ralphie having his way with my pellet.

...humor on the hayride

Something was sooooo funny....I think I was trying to do impressions of how stone-faced Sawyer wasduring the hay ride...but kept cracking up.

...meanwhile at the pumpkin patch

We had a selection of the best orange, green, white, beige and red pumkins.


































And here's our loot!