Emma in New York: Pumpkin Patch

So the bad news on my computer is that the hard drive is failing. The good news is that 2 1/2 years ago when we got the computer we got the apple care plan for 3 years so the new hard drive is covered. I managed to get Emma's pictures off but nothing else. I am hoping I can rescue all my pictures once I get my computer back. They told me 5-10 days so until then I am still without a computer and can't update with pictures from my camera. For now I will have a few sneak peak pictures here and there from my phone.

This weekend in an effort to enjoy fall Gary, Sarah and I ventured out to the Queens Farm Museum to check out the pumpkin patch and corn maze (otherwise known as the Maize Maze). It was a beautiful day with temps in the high 70's. The farm museum is a free working farm just a few miles from our house which is great. During the fall they create a large corn maze every year and have a "pick your own pumpkin" patch. There are also hay rides and animal feedings. You can also milk a cow which we ended up not doing although Sarah definitely wanted to. I think if I didn't have Emma in the carrier I would have been all for it too. I had opted to leave the stroller in the car which I think was the right decision with the crowd of people.

We bought tickets for the corn maze and stood in line waiting to go in while drinking our apple cider that Sarah got us. While waiting we made fun of the adults who came out looking so proud of themselves for having just completed the maze (just wait). The guy in charge gave us some very complicated directions that we didn't understand at all and then sent us on our way. He said the average time to complete is 35-45 minutes. We though that seemed long. As we entered we were given a big flag so they can locate us from above if we get lost and into the maze we went. Once inside we realized what we had to do. Basically there are 9 mailboxes with puzzle pieces throughout the maze which when put together show you the map and how to get out. There are also trivia questions along the way. I am happy to tell you that we found all 9 puzzle pieces and made our way out of the maze in just about 40 minutes. I will say that we walked out of that maze very proud of what we had done. :)

After the corn maze we went to the pumpkin patch. Unfortunately it was actually a bunch of pumpkins in a field that weren't really on the vine anymore so you aren't really picking them. The line to buy the pumpkins was about an hour long so we decided to just take some pictures with the pumpkins and pass on getting one there that day. All in all it was a good day and I can't wait to go again when Emma is a little older and she can enjoy more of it.

I will have to add more pictures once my computer is back up and running because I took some good ones.