This year Averie was able to enjoy the sights and sounds a lot more. We started off in the petting zoo, where Averie was fascinated with the baby cow, donkey, goats, and pony. She actually had enough guts to walk up and pet them, rather than writhing in horror as she has done in the past. She loved it when the cow mooed at her! So, this is where we failed as parents and did not get pictures, but there are more to come.
After winding our way through all the various kid activities (all too old for Averie) we ended up at the pumpkin patch, and this is where Averie got excited. Who knew that round orange vegetables could be so cool?! She wandered into the patch and tried to pick up several pumpkins, with no avail. Here are some pictures:
After leaving the pumpkin patch with the perfect small pumpkin, we headed for the Jack O Launch area, where 15 various contraptions eagerly waited to chuck pumpkins as far as possible. There were trebuchets, air compressor tubes, and other variations. Some only chucked the pumpkins a few feet, but one impressive air compressed launcher launched one 1/2 a mile!! Some exploded in the air (officially called "pie") while others waited until they hit the ground to explode into a orange mess. Averie loved doing the countdowns and watched as the pumpkins passed us, soaring through the air.
Despite how bitter cold it was, Averie refused to wear gloves, and seemed to care less at the purple color they kept trying to turn. She remained happy and entertained throughout, and had a blast regardless. We cannot wait to go again next year with new baby in tow!!
