Fun on the Farm

Last week I saw this post on a friends blog & decided that it would be fun to go. Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark is only a 45 minute drive & was well worth it. During the week it is $3 to get in (under 2 free) & lots of free stuff to do. There are pony rides that you could pay for & other things that Payton didn't even know that she was missing. We bought some carrots & fed the animals. I wanted to start out with 2 bags ($1 each) & it worked out perfectly. Her favorite was these miniature horses that got really close.It was hard for me to take the pictures & not be right there when they would get so close to Payton. There were 2 horses in there, this one didn't stick his head thru so I felt more comfortable hanging back to take the pics.
She was so funny with the horses. The black one (that isn't in any pics) freaked her out at the end or else we probably would have been there longer.
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Pumpkins, Pumpkins & MORE Pumpkins

When I first put Payton on these huge pumpkins she looked at me like I was crazy. But after sitting on top of one, she wanted to sit on top of them all. I think that she ended up sitting on about 8 or 9 before she was done.After sitting on the 1st 4 she was very still so I could leave her there to back up & take a picture.
They had several 'Pumpkin Patches'. This one was more like a pumpkin field. The pumpkins were way to expensive to buy, but they ended up being great props for pictures.
This patch was a little bit closer to being a real one. All of the pumpkins were already picked but at least there were plants around still, making it a little more authentic. Also in this particular patch there were really small pumpkins so Payton could carry the tiny ones.
Towards the end she stopped focusing on the pumpkins & started playing in the dirt.
As with all kids, I'm not sure what happened but it stopped being fun & she stopped being a willing participant. Look at this face she is giving me. LOL I love it! It made me laugh so hard when I saw it!

More fun in the sun...

Payton saw this tractor from across the way & made a bee-line for it. As soon as I put her up in the seat you could see the satisfaction. Apparently it was as good as she imagined it would be when she first spotted it.There were so many good picture spots.
There was a corn maze & she walked in....
... & then decided she didn't want any part of it. I love this picture... she looks so determined!
The first time we passed by this tire tunnel there were a lot of kids around. She was so excited that she could have it all to herself.

Hey Mom Hay is fun!

Payton had such a blast on the pyramid of hay. So sweet. This was the only time that she actually looked up at me.
The entire time she sat there she was trying to 'clean' her seat off. She had such a great time.
We had such a good time & I we will be venturing about there again before the end of the month. If anyone wants to go let me know, we had a blast!
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A blog to check out...

You've gotta go to this blog. It is so cute. The picture below is from it. Very clever!

I love daddy's pasta

Donald makes this pasta we call Chicken con Broccoli that I love & so does Payton! We got the recipe from my bil (brother-in-law for the blog-beginners) & it is either from or just like the Olive Garden version, but better because it doesn't cost so much. Well maybe not better because it doesn't come with their yummy bread sticks.....
Payton is also learning how to dance. It isn't fabulous yet but I'm still proud of her. It's just been in the last week or so that she reacts by moving her whole upper body back & forth. She does it in the video but even if she weren't sitting down that is all the movement that you'll get.

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some girls are just made that way...

Payton's new favorite toys are my shoes. She loves to not only put them on her feet but on her hands too.She cracks me up. She just figured out that to put on my flip flops the piece has to go between her toes. She'll put that piece between her toes & just giggle. I haven't figured out if it tickles or if she just thinks it's funny. I'll have to get a video of that one.
She will crawl with my shoes on her hands....
She also likes to blow kisses. This is her blowing kisses.
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