Petting Zoo and Pumpkin Patch...All kinds of Fall Fun

Since Grandma and Grandpa were here visiting for Noah's birthday weekend we decided to take advantage of the nice fall weather and head up to a local pumpkin patch called "Tanglewood Farms". I thought it was mostly going to be a pumpkin patch with a hayride, a few farm animals, etc but it turns out I was confusing it with a different pumpkin patch I had been to (there are so many up here!). It was actually primarily a small animal petting zoo with a few pumpkins....oh well. Noah actually enjoyed it more this way. Unfortunately Grandma-"I love children not animals"-Fitzgerald wasn't too thrilled with her close brush with the cattle but she survived and was a very good sport. "The things you do for your grandchildren" she said on more than one occasion. Sorry Mom! The family farm was great for kids and they gave you food to feed the animals. They had goats of all sizes including miniature goats as well as full size goats, sheep, chickens, ponies, horses, calfs, pigs, llamas, huge rabbits, and I think I even saw a donkey. Oh and of course they had a few farm cats--Noah's favorite for sure. I'm so glad we paid $9 each to take him to a place so he could spend the majority of the time screaming "KITTY!!" and petting the cats...something he could do anywhere. Oh well. I think he had fun anyway and wasn't afraid of any of the animals, even when they were invading his personal space trying to get to the food in his hand. I on the other hand, jumped about 2 feet in the air when I felt the large, cold tongue of a pig licking my bare toes which were hanging out of my sandals. All in all it was a fun day and we got some great pictures which always makes me happy!


I can totally see why a 2-year-old would end up in Jail...



This must be a minimum security institution with good food and cable TV because he sure does look happy.



I'm pretty impressed with myself for getting the sheep to pose like that