Owens Farm

I love fall. I LOVE fall. And, I sort of miss what I would call a REAL fall, being here in Texas. The Midwest has an awesome fall. The temperatures drop much earlier, the leaves are prettier, and there are awesome places to go like apple orchards and pumpkin farms, to revel in fall-ness. It's the time of year when I miss my Indiana home the most.

So, even though until today it's been too hot to be fall, I have been searching for someplace to go that would at least in part replicate my idea of fall activities. S's brother Michael's family went to a cool place about an hour or so outside of Dallas, and I wanted to go check it out. But, our lives have also been very busy lately, and taking a day out of the weekend to do that seemed like it would never come to pass. So, then, when we were at Touch a Truck, Max's mom Michelle mentioned they always go to Owens Farm. It's not as expansive as the place in Canton, but it's just up the road and it has the highlights. So, we headed to Owens Farm last weekend for a teensy tiny taste of fall. Here are the photos:

My precious petals. ;-)

One petal checking out the other petal.

There were very enthusiastic goats to feed.

Then we walked over and ate lunch.

The only photo with me in it - or at least with my head in it.

So I'm posting it. 

Checking out the pigs.

And the horses. In the other direction.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, these are the rules 'round these parts.

Then it was time for a quick hayride!

With actual hay, in case you were wondering!

I don't think he was mad. I think he was concentrating.

There was a little game of riddles on signs throughout the ride.

And more pretty horses.

We found farmer Terry...

Then it was on to the pumpkins.

He had SOOOO much fun in the pumpkins.

He was running through the arches, yelling, "TA DA!"

It was so cute.

He ran through the maze three or four times.

Ok, but then it was time to actually PICK a pumpkin.

This was the winner!

The boy INSISTED I take a photo of S and the pumpkin alone. Funny.

I would still like to make it to Canton, but I'm not sure it'll happen. So, I'm glad we at least made it here. It was a fun time as a family.

It has turned cool here again, finally. It's nice to have the cooler weather, for sure, but will probably put a bit of a damper on weekend activities. Don't you worry though, we can always seem to stay busy. ;-)  I hope you have a great weekend, too.

See you soon.