401…
That is the number of unread blog posts I have in my RSS reader right now. I fell woefully behind in my blog reading last week and this weekend was stuffed full of activities so I did not get caught up. As I’m drafting this post at nearly 2 am I don’t think I’ll be getting caught up just now. Instead of linkity, I’ll offer you pics of Saturday morning’s activities…
Amanda, her two boys and her mom and I headed to The Gardens at Spring Creek here in town for their harvest festival. We got there pretty much right as they opened so it wasn’t too busy. It was quite pleasant. A nice small event with lots of activities for kids.
There was pumpkin bowling, which you can see from above was a favorite. Pumpkins kind of have minds of their own, not being symmetrical and all, but Isaac knocked over some “pins.” There was also bean bag tossing into the eyes and mouth of a large plywood jack-o-lantern and earth crowns to be made and worn.
Year around there is a large children’s garden where they can dig in a planter, plant some seeds, learn about different types of plants and how they benefit various animals and insects and there are of course many places to run through and even a koi pond and stream to cross. Throughout this area of the garden are some fantastically whimsical and artistic scarecrows.
While a lot of the organized activities were for children a bit older than Jacob, I think he found ways to have some fun too.
