Cider & Pumpkins

 This pic was taken at the pumpkin patch last October:

This pic is from this year - same little boy, same pumpkin patch:

...except now he is a foot taller, runs everywhere, has a mouth full of teeth & says "cheeeeese" when asked! Crazy how much Mason has changed since last year! 

We went to the Louisburg Cider Mill & pumpkin patch again this year & had a great time! It was an unusually hot day for the end of October with the high being 89 degrees! Darn Kansas weather - you just never know what to expect!

Once we got there, we made our way over to the barn where they process the apples for the apple cider. They had just picked a ton of apples earlier this week so there were thousands of apples being processed through the mill. It smelled heavenly!

We ordered a bag of cider donuts to share & made our way to a table so we could sit down & enjoy our snack. I wasn't sure if Mason would like the donuts as he can be a picky eater sometimes but just like his Mama, he LOVED the cider donuts! I usually order a cup of hot cider to eat with the donuts but today with it being so hot I opted for a cup of ice cold cider instead - still delicious!

After we had a little "snack" & a took a few pictures we made our way over to the play-area where they had all kinds of fun things for the kids to do. This was the 1st year Mase could actually run around & do the activities & it was so much fun watching him have such a good time.

We played on the slides, the tractor tires, ran in & out of the teepee, picked out pumpkins, saw the goats/baby pigs & even went on a hay ride around the corn maze:

Mase is eating yet ANOTHER donut - he just couldn't get enough :)

We spent a couple of hours at the cider mill & ended up being a hot, sweaty mess by the time we were ready to leave. Mase was getting tired & was in desperate need of a nap so we said goodbye to another year of fun & on the way out we had to get a picture in front of the "How Tall This Fall" board:

I foresee this becoming an annual photo-op :) I just love this time of year!