The Rankin Family: The Cider Mill and Pumpkin Patch

It was Andrew's first trip to the pumpkin patch this year and the weather did not cooperate. It was cold and gray, but we had fun anyway. We started off our annual excursion with a trip to the cider mil. Ainsley loves cinnamon and sugar donuts right out of the fryer! Guess what, Andrew does too! (And, I'm wondering why he's not so into his normal food right now. What with cookie and donut tastings who wants bland mushy apples.)

Hay rides, feeding the chickens, pony rides, and big orange round things. Andrew took it all in stride and we had a blast despite the chill in the air.

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Checking out the surroundings. I think he was a bit overwhelmed.

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Ainsley on the look out for the pumpkins. She's also checking out the very serious pumpkin cannon that the farm had. It was in working order and shot pumpkins out like you wouldn't believe. We also saw some camels you could ride.

The great pumpkin patch. We took the hay ride out to the u-pick pumpkin patch but didn't brave the mud. We have had a very rainy October and when we saw mud-caked tennis shoes on their way in, we thought we would play it safe and check out the pre-picked patch in the greenhouse.

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How tall are we this year. Andrew's getting a bit of a boost from mom so it's not accurate. However, if you could see the numbers you would notice Ainsley is past the 3 foot mark. Last known measurement 37.5 inches! She's up to my hip, it's amazing how fast they grow! Before I know it I bet Andrew will be taller than me.