This past weekend we visited Bailey's Vegetables in Snohomish for their pumpkin patch, corn maze and variety of other fall family fun activities. I had purchased their stellar deal off Living Social about a month ago: $25 for 4 adult passes to the corn maze, 2 kid’s passes to their play barn and a $20 credit for carving pumpkins to boot! This was something I could not pass up! So we invited our friends and their little girl (who is 3 weeks younger than our Penny) out to the farm on Saturday morning and had a total blast.
As is typical in the Pacific Northwest on a fall morning, the fog hung low in the hills and set the mood just right for our impending adventure. The family was outfitted in galoshes and fleece - can you tell we're Washington natives? ;) We checked out their fancy pumpkins and small local veggie stand (which even had a bit of organic strawberries available!).
A quick tractor ride took us to the start of the corn maze. We started our haphazard trek around the maze that is modeled after the United States.
We started in Washington State but with two very excited, puddle stomping, hide-and-seek-playing toddlers we quickly disregarded our maps and just let the girls lead the way.
We eventually meandered our way down to Mexico but found ourselves passing through The Alamo, stopping for a quick "dip" in the Great Lakes and somehow exiting back out through Florida.
Even with us taking our time and not really paying attention to where we were going, it took us about 20-30 minutes from start to finish.
After a thorough romp through the corn stalks we arrived at the pumpkin patch and found row after row of different varieties of carving pumpkins. Most where still connected to the vine so bring some gardening snippers or a pocket knife. Wheelbarrows and a 'pumpkin wash' are provided (though if your child is anything like mine, she'll want to help with one of her own wipes!).
Our final stop was the play barn. You'll find two swing sets (made from upcycled tires in the shape of a horse or tractor - so cute!), a mini corn maze, treasure hunting and an opportunity to burn off even more kid-energy with pedal powered tractors.
And of course, I can't close up my story without the mention of food. You'll find the standard fare of hot dogs and chili...but what caught my eye was a nice hot cup of apple cider (which comes from a local cider mill) and buttered corn on the cob from their own fields. Oh yes. Affordable too - the cup of cider and corn on the cob was $4. Not a bad way to heat up after a morning in the fog!
Thanks for reading along my family’s little adventure, and I hope to see you around!
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