The Miller Memoirs

Linder Farms Pumpkin Patch

October 28, 2008

We went to the pumpkin patch as soon as Hailey was out of school. We wanted to get there before the crowds, before dark, and before it got too cold. It definitely was a good time to go! We had so much fun playing on the bouncy houses, riding the cow train, running through the hay maze, taking a hayride, riding horses, and feeding the animals! It was definitely an action packed afternoon.

The girls were trying to hold on to Jacob, so we could take a picture, but he was ready to slide!

Hailey and Jacob sliding

Amber, Me, Jacob, and Hailey riding the cow train!

Jacob in the Hay Maze.

Our family riding on the hayride to get to the animals!

The horses were hooked to a turning wheel, and the kids got to sit on the saddle while the horses walked around the wheel. Amber loved riding the horse. She wished she could ride it over and over again; however, our pocket book couldn't handle much more fun! The pumpkin patch was definitely a fun activity, but it was also costly.

Hailey riding the horse

Jacob riding the horse
Jakey loved pulling on the horses' hair. POOR HORSE! I think he was so surprised that there was something moving underneath him.

Jakey and Mom feeding the horse.

Hailey feeding the sheep

We had so much fun feeding all of the animals. We spent forever feeding the sheep, the horse, and the camel. At the end of our feeding frenzy, I wanted to feed the camel one more time, so that we could get a couple of pictures (sometimes I get overzealous about pictures). Anyways, Amber had been feeding the animals right from the beginning without any worries, so when she ran up to the camel to feed it, she had no fears. When Amber held out the food for the camel, it didn't just grab the food with its lips like all the other animals had been doing...no, it grabbed Amber's whole hand. At first none of us realized it was going to bite, so we were all still quite calm about the situation...(This picture was taken before any of us realized what the camel really was doing.) All of a sudden, Amber started crying and screaming, "The camel is biting me!!" I jumped and started pulling at her arm trying to get Amber's hand out of the camel's mouth (probably not the best idea). When I finally relieved Amber's hand from the camel's mouth, Amber had a huge bite mark on her cute little hand. We were so sad! I was afraid that this experience would deter her from future animal experiences, but luckily it hasn't been that bad!! She has just decided that she does not like camels!