{"id":875,"date":"2013-10-19T22:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2018-12-29T13:34:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T18:34:03","slug":"coxs-farm-fall-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"Cox’s Farm Fall Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin took the day off of work yesterday so we could take the girls to the Cox’s Farm Fall Festival. \u00a0We wanted to take them on a weekday so that it would be less of a crowd and cheaper admission. \u00a0As it turned out while admission was cheaper, it was probably busier than some weekends due to a bunch of Maryland daycare centers having field trips there. It was Grandma’s day of the week to watch the girls so she came with us to join in the fun. \u00a0What a difference a year makes! \u00a0Last year, while we had a great time, I found myself thinking that Avery and Emerson would really be able to enjoy the festival more next year and that they did indeed! \u00a0It was a beautiful sunny day; temperature was perfect in the high 60’s….almost identical to the weather we had last year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We packed as much as we could into three hours before the girls were exhausted and it was time for us to call it a day. We started slow to ease the girls into it by climbing on some hay.\u00a0<\/em>Next stop was some kid’s show. \u00a0We arrived towards the end but I think he (the performer) was rapping (to some extent) some kids songs. \u00a0All I know was that I was wanting to get my groove on and Emerson was getting her groove on. We only stayed for a few minutes but long enough to snap a few pictures with Daddy before moving on to the slides.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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As I was waiting for Grandma and Daddy to come down the slide with the girls I couldn’t help but laugh at this goat who kept getting in this position. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Oh and by the way, in case you are wondering where Harper was, this is how she spent much of the afternoon (except when I was on the slide…she was then lucky enough to hang out in her stroller).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Throughout the afternoon we went on three different slides. \u00a0All three adults took turns throughout the afternoon with each girl. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emerson was brave enough to even try a slide herself a few times….<\/em><\/p>\n

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…which ultimately left Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma going down the slide alone on that particular turn.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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We also went on the hayride, which we did not do last year. \u00a0WOW, was I impressed! \u00a0I was thinking it would be a five minute ride through some cornfields with some scarecrows. I couldn’t have been more wrong. \u00a0I swear the ride had to have been over 15 minutes and we saw EVERYTHING! \u00a0We went through haunted houses, water, a town with a jail and general store, saw zoo animals, aliens, cartoon characters, disney characters, and MUCH MORE! \u00a0Avery sat with Daddy and overall enjoyed the ride with the exception of the haunted house. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emerson sat with Mommy. \u00a0She cried at first…then finally stopped but only to stay lying down buried in Mommy’s lap with her eyes closed for the entire ride. (Not certain what Daddy was actually trying to capture here…LOL!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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We had more success this year at taking our pictures in the staged frames.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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We even found the perfect one for all three girls to be in together.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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And we found the Kid Only (Little Kid) Zone that we somehow missed last year. \u00a0The girls had a fun time playing on the train, driving the tractor, and catching the bubbles.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Harper just watched it all…<\/em><\/p>\n

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And on the way out, we all picked out our pumpkin and tried for that family of five picture. \u00a0It took a few snaps but we got some okay ones. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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I look at these pictures and still can’t believe I am lucky enough to call each of them mine. \u00a0I love my family and truly am blessed! \u00a0We all had a fun time and look forward to going to this event again next year!<\/em><\/p>\n

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