{"id":119,"date":"2005-10-15T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2005-10-16T03:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=119"},"modified":"2009-10-25T18:40:58","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T23:40:58","slug":"happy-fall-yall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fall, Y&#8217;all!"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/cottonbaby.jpg\" width=500 height=375 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>We had a great pumpkin hunt today. <\/p>\n<p>Kristine, Analise, and I joined up with my parents on a <\/p>\n<p>drive out into the Alabama countryside to find Baker <\/p>\n<p>Farm. They provide quite the pumpkin patch experience!  <\/p>\n<p>The first fun stop was the Cotton Bounce, where Analise <\/p>\n<p>got in a truckbed filled with cotton, fresh out of the <\/p>\n<p>fields.  She enjoyed it, but probably more due to all <\/p>\n<p>the kids bouncing around her.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/giddyaup.jpg\"  width=500 height=375 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>Then we visited the pony, though Analise <\/p>\n<p>was too young for a ride.  She was excited to sit for a <\/p>\n<p>bit and pose for a picture!  The pony looked just like <\/p>\n<p>the rocking horse in her room, same color, same pattern. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/pumpkinsitter.jpg\" width=375 height=500 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>We spent some time checking out the farm <\/p>\n<p>animals &#8211; turkeys, ducks and ducklings, chicks and <\/p>\n<p>chickens, bunnies, goats and calves.  It was hard to <\/p>\n<p>catch Analise smiles today, but we got a quick one while <\/p>\n<p>she was pumpkin sliding!  <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/cottonfarmer.jpg\" width=500 height=375 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>The hay bale maze was very fun, and we <\/p>\n<p>just barely made it through:)  Good thing, since were <\/p>\n<p>weren&#8217;t prepared to camp in the fields!  Then Analise <\/p>\n<p>found the kid-sized tractors, and she couldn&#8217;t get <\/p>\n<p>enough of them.  Another highlight of the farm was the <\/p>\n<p>large cotton fields, which were ripe with blossomed <\/p>\n<p>cotton bolls.  <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/gang.jpg\" width=375 height=500 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>Then we met our friends Steven and <\/p>\n<p>Medley for a hayride to the pumpkin patch.  There were <\/p>\n<p>plenty of &#8220;perfect&#8221; pumpkins, but we found the best:)  <\/p>\n<p>Now we&#8217;re ready for a carving adventure in 2 weeks. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/pumpkins.jpg\" width=500 height=375 border=1><\/center> <\/p>\n<p class=indent>We capped off the evening with a <\/p>\n<p>campfire, freshly roasted hot dogs and s&#8217;mores.  All in <\/p>\n<p>all, it was a great way to celebrate fall!<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/pumpkin\/sxysmores.jpg\" width=500 height=375 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=indent>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great pumpkin hunt today. Kristine, Analise, and I joined up with my parents on a drive out into the Alabama countryside to find Baker Farm. They provide quite the pumpkin patch experience! 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