Our first trip to Bates Nut Farm

Jack had an excellent Halloween and enjoyed tick-or-treating at a few of the houses in the neighborhood.  Mike and I enjoyed the "perks" of parenthood by eating his candy =)  It helps that he is too young to have candy or to protest us consuming his hard earned treats.  Before we picked out his dragon costume he was initially going to be a giraffe.  Jack LOVES giraffes.  From his very first mobile to his pile of stuffed animals the giraffe is his favorite!  Unfortunately for Jack the giraffe costume ended up being too big but it looked adorable anyway!

Hopefully he can be a giraffe next year for Halloween!

A week or so prior to Halloween we took Jack to Bates Nut Farm to pick out some pumpkins and start a new family tradition.  We had never been to Bates Nut Farm before and it came highly recommended by Jacks' Great-Aunt Jane so off we went for a day at the pumpkin patch!

Jack was initially more excited by his fingers than the pumpkins.

Jack looked adorable in his cool shades!

The neat thing about Bates Nut Farm is they have these wheelbarrows that you can load your pumpkins up in.  Mike pushed the wheelbarrow, I pushed the stroller and Aunt Jane helped us take photos.  The neat thing about wheelbarrows is that they also work as an excellent place for a quick bottle.

Bottle time!

Next year we'll take Jack on a hay ride!

We had a great family day at Bates Nut Farm and enjoyed taking lots of pictures! 

Mike & Jack

Aside from pumpkins there were lots of vendors selling food, drinks, and crafts.  They had face painting and games for the kids, pony rides and a petting zoo.  In one area of the farm they had different farm animals in pens. Jack enjoyed the goats and the emus the most; he wasn't quite sure what to think of the chickens, turkeys, or ducks. 

 Jack meeting goats for the first time.

Happy Jack!

We had a great time at Bates Nut Farm and we are so thankful to Aunt Jane for suggesting it.  I know Mike and I look forward to returning there next year to pick out our pumpkins.