Trip to NC

It's that time of year again! We went to visit my older brother and his family up in North Carolina. We've made it a family tradition, this being the third time we've gone. They take us to a cute little farm where there are fun activities and a hayride for the kids to enjoy. We had a blast.

The five cousins!

Ben loved this ghostie

Family Picture!

The kids get little pumpkins that they can decorate with stickers, or color with markers.

Sarah loved going down this cat slide

Such a ham!

Ben thought his pumpkin was a ball... he kept throwing it

Decortating with Addison

Running through the GIANT spider!

Maddy getting her face painted

Frankenstien!

Sarah.... Bat Girl!

Sarah getting her face painted. She wanted a pumpkin

Mommy and Maddy

The witch on the bench weirded Ben out...

He wasn't sure what to do!

He just knew he wanted to get away from that face!

Playing on the tractor with Cooper and Addison

Mommy and Sarah!

Riding stick horses...

Ben liked to run down the bowling alley and grab the pins, instead of rolling the ball

Now for.... The HAYRIDE!!

Ben wasn't all that amused

Maddy was terrified the first year, and a little less terrified the second year. We were wondering how the third year would be... She started out insisting on sitting on the right side of the ride. She said the spiders were on the left side. When we got to the spot where the spiders were in the past, they weren't there, and she was THRILLED. SO full of joy. Then Addison says: "hey look at the spiders!" Maddy instantly went into terrified mode:

Good thing Uncle Phillip was there to save her!

Sarah didn't know what to do with Maddy in tears and everyone else smiling...

Why is Maddy scared of stuffed possums?

Ben thought that the whole thing was taking too long

This spider is creepy, but Maddy wasn't scared of this one...

Ben just wanted to get off... He doesn't like to sit still

Running around the kiddie corn maze!!

Maddy loved running around with Uncle Phillip and her cousins!

Ben flat out loved running. He didn't care if it was by himself or with the cousins. He just wanted to be on the move!!

My sweet Scarecrow..

We had a blast at the farm like we always do! We love to go visit with Phillip and his family. Can't wait to see them again!!