Shaw Farms Sure is Swell

Today Ella and I headed to Shaw Farms. Yes I know, another farm, we are farm crazy. I have to say I was super impressed with this farm. Not as many animals but by far the best activities for kids. Madeline and Nicole met us there but with one girl going one way the other girl going the other way, we talked for a whole five minutes. There were piles of pumpkins everywhere, there were literally thousands of pumpkins at this place. They had areas set up with wooden houses with pumpkin men and women painted as characters such as Flinstones, pirates, Aladin, three little pigs, wizard of Oz and many many more. There were train rides, hayrides, pumpkin patch where you could pick you pumpkin straight out of the field and so much more.

I loved the characters everywhere. Ella was afraid of them until she found a princess with long hair. Then she thought the rest were ok too

Ella wanted to get a spider painted on her face. She sat perfectly still for the lady to do it

This is one of the only pics of the girls together we got while we sat down for some lunch

Ella and I went into the barn to listen to some Bluegrass. Ella sat there swaying, swinging her legs, and tapping her hands on her lap. Oh how this little girl loves music

Ella asked to go on the train ride. It took the kids all through the field and the pumpkin patch. She was SO excited