Apparently, other parents had the same thoughts and there was a line to get in. Fortunately, Gaver is huge and there are so many activities that despite it being crowded, there was either no wait or minimal wait on everything except for the jumping pillow. The jumping pillow is always full of kids and you typically just have to wait for the group in front of you's turn to end.
Gaver has a lot of slides and the boys make sure to take advantage of all of them. We had time and they were able to ride them numerous times.
This year, we actually walked through the corn maze. Previously, the boys have showed little interest but I asked and they were up for it. We definitely got lost for a bit, which is normal, right, but eventually found our way.
As the boys get older, they are able to take advantage and appreciate all of the ball games that they offer. Connor never tires of the slides and while Jackson was building a log cabin, he took so many turns down this slide and the other nearby ones. Jackson was obsessed with the log cabin building and it was hard to pry him away but we eventually convinced him.
Despite how much the boys really like the corn maze, I had them get out quickly because it was
overcrowded and DUSTY. The amount of dust coming out of that little house was insane.
Luckily, I was able to direct the boys to Pigskin Pitch and the animals, which are penned.
Penned in alpacas are on Connor's list as he still is scared of them after the Baugher's incident years ago. We spent a good bit of time watching this mama pig take care of her piglets. The boys were in awe of how she was able to feed all of them.
We had picked up cups of food and the boys were excited to see the goats. Last year, Connor was able to try to feed the goats. This year, he was NOT interested. He was scared of the goats touching his hand, jumping over the fence and I'm not sure exactly what else because he was not having any of it. What he was capable of doing was tossing the food in through the fence.
Eventually, I gave Jackson his cup and he took care of feeding the goats. He was so proud of himself and appeared to think that he was having a conversation with the goats. Jackson LOVED every bit of it as much as Connor did not like it.
After cleaning our hands and using sanitizer, we were off to board the tractor that was going to take us to the pumpkin patch. On our way, we spotted the christmas trees that Gaver has been growing. Despite it being so far away, we may have to consider driving out here to get our tree.
Once we arrived, I cautioned the boys to only pick pumpkins that they could carry. Jackson really struggled with this concept and was trying to pick the biggest pumpkin. He is really strong and could carry most of the pumpkins a short distance but I had to remind him that he had to carry it long enough to be able to get to the tractor.
After we picked our pumpkins, it was time to leave as the boys have soccer practice on Mondays. We had so much fun at Gaver and this is definitely on our list of places to go and explore during Fall Fun Festival season.
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