Pumpkin Fever | Visiting the Andelin Family Farm

We’re all up for some outdoor family fun especially in the fall. We’ve heard so many great things about this family farm that we needed to check it out for ourselves.  We had high hopes for this farm due to the last local pumpkin patch we went to turned out to be a bust. We had no idea how close it was to our own home, which made it so convenient for us. Entrance fee is $7 for all adults which includes everything on the grounds (children under 1 are free). The entrance fee included everything in the farm from pony rides to hay rides – which is a steal in itself. We didn’t get to experience the face painting or the pony rides since we visited the farm on a Tuesday, but it was still so much fun for the entire family.

 

We were greeted by the friendliest and helpful staff. We were given a map to explore the farm grounds. They had everything from pick your own pumpkins to petting animals to fun little games. Haidyn has a short attention span when it comes to bigger places ( i.e  pumpkin patches in general ) but this farm allowed her to explore everything without getting tired of anything. There was so much to do that we explored the farm little by little.

Haidyn’s favorites were petting the animals (they have the coolest names) and the ride. Our favorite on the other hand was riding the bikes around the tire track. How could we possibly resist this cool attraction? We can’t wait to go back during a Saturday and in the spring for animal days! This family farm did not disappoint, in fact it surpassed all of our expectations. Thank you Andelin farm for being so welcoming, until next time!

 

 

Week in Pictures : Toll House Pumpkin Patch

Our second attempt to get Haidyn a pumpkin this year was another bust! It's not as bad as it sounds , I promise. Last Sunday we went to the local pumpkin patch in Reno. We didn't know which one was better than the other, but we ended up on choosing this one because we were heading to that part of town.

Haidyn was thrilled to see all the kids running around at the different events. People watching is kind of her thing at the moment. She enjoyed checking everything out with Daddy from the pumpkins to the small amount of vendors that were there.

Haidyn also got to pose with her pumpkins ! Even though most of them were already ruined. She touched everything at the Pumpkin patch simply because she could. So very curious.

Haidyn got to see their small petting zoo of donkeys, horses, chickens and piglets.

All in all, I hope next year we have better luck with our pumpkin search.

Week in Pictures: Apple Hill

Yesterday, we headed out to Apple Hill for the day. It was Waymon and Haidyn's first time being there. Haidyn went as a little embryo last year, but that doesn't really count :) I was nervous for Haidyn being in the car for over 2 hours since it was her first time doing so , but she did so good! Waymon and I were both proud of her that she kept herself entertained and asleep.

We made it to 2 stops in Apple Hill. We were in the hunt for a baby pumpkin for Haidyn and some good apple foods. First stop was Boa Vista Orchards.  This was definitely my favorite place in Apple Hill. Waymon and I ate bacon burgers with garlic fries , that we quickly regretted due to our breaths being rank the entire day.  On the plus side, the burgers were phenomenal . Haidyn ate the tomatoes off our burgers and milk. After we ate our quick lunch we crossed the street to scout out some pumpkins. We didn't find a pumpkin small enough for Haidyn to hold, but she did enjoy picking up hay and trying to eat it. We went back to the orchards to look through apple everything, but the lines were ridiculous so we ended up just looking at all of the vendors and leaving shortly after.

 Our second and final stop was Apple Ridge Farm. Haidyn was napping for a lot of this farm, so we didn't get to the cool animals there, however she did wake up just in time to see more pumpkins and hay! She made friends with the cold pumpkins by babbling to all of them she could touch. After he babble session we left her friends to go eat an apple sundae ( filled with caramel, vanilla ice cream and a apple doughnut) and a caramel apple. Haidyn flirted with everyone that gave her attention at the farm and didn't mind that it was ridiculously crowded.

Haidyn wasn't ready for the camera,

She took her own selfie instead.

We headed off to Roseville after our adventures in Apple Hill to the mall and Vietnamese food. As you can see Haidyn was excited to be eating some good Vietnamese food. :)

After dinner we decided to head back to Reno to call it a day. I took shameless selfies to entertain myself on the way home. :) Waymon was trying to pay attention to the road, while his wife made a fool of herself . haha!

We didn't find our baby pumpkin, but we'll be on the hunt for one in at our local Pumpkin patches. We can't wait to go next year when she'll be running a muck at these farms.