Visit to Anderson Farms

On Friday (Oct 2) Ben called from work and said it had been a stressful day and I needed to plan something fun for the evening. He said something 'out of the norm.' We haven't been on any dates since having James and so I thought I would plan a fun date BUT make it kid-able (because I still don't want to get a babysitter for James). So Elizabeth and I planned a fun date night for the family.  We didn't tell Ben what we were doing  so he only learned our plan one step at a time.

We started the night going out for BBQ at one of Ben's favorite places, we then went to a corn maze at Andersen Farms and ended the night getting hot chocolate and cider at Starbucks (we had a gift card).

Elizabeth LOVED Andersen Farms.  Last time I had been there it was just a corn maze and a barn but that was over 15 years ago and it has changed a lot.  There is a kid maze, corn maze, haunted corn maze, a pumpkin Cinderella carriage, barrel train, tricycle go-carts and pumpkins everywhere. There is also a horse drawn hay ride and a petting zoo but we were there to late to see any animals.  I learned that Ben doesn't like corn mazes because he is constantly nervous that Jesse is going to jump out at him; thanks Jesse for the childhood trauma. 

Inside Cinderella's Carriage

 

Caught in a giant spider web.

 

Duck Pond

 

Ben got a little stuck.

 

 

 Elizabeth loved going on the rides and also got to pick a pumpkin to take home.  Every pumpkin she picked she would throw down in disgust because they were all dirty.  We had to explain to her that they were ALL dirty because they were grown in the dirt.  We ended up picking one for her and came home and washed it before she accepted it.

It was a fun night (we were out way to late for a toddler) and it was fun to be together!