Monday, October 15, 2012

Cutest Kid In The Patch!

I'm in love with traditions.

One of my favorites is hitting up the pumpkin patch. I did it as a kid, as a teenager, as a twenty-something, and continue to go now with my own family. There is something familiar about corn mazes, hay rides and the smell of fall that I have a longing for when this time of year rolls around.

Kalynn's first trip was just a few short months before she started walking in 2010 to Tanaka Farms in Irvine, California. I had been there plenty of times prior, but saw it from a completely different point of view with a crawling lady baby by my side.

Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com


We went back to the same patch last year but Kalynn and I were both sick.
Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com


Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

So we tried another at the Irvine Park Railroad the following week when we felt a little better.
Pumpkin Patch Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Patch Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine California www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com


This year, we visited the Northern Colorado Corn Maze with a breathtaking view of the Rockies as a backdrop to an already gorgeous farm.
Northern Colorado Corn Maze, Fort Collins - Timnath Colorado www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Jason was in New York this week, so we braved the corn maze by ourselves and made it out alive.

Northern Colorado Corn Maze, Fort Collins - Timnath Colorado www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Northern Colorado Corn Maze, Fort Collins - Timnath Colorado www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

There was even a bouncy house!

Here she is right in the middle of a jump and a giggle:

Northern Colorado Corn Maze, Fort Collins - Timnath Colorado www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

Northern Colorado Corn Maze, Fort Collins - Timnath Colorado www.thebrighterwriter.blogspot.com

You just can't beat this view!

Next up, it's time to carve!

More on that the next post...


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