Fall Fun - Koetsier's!

Another fall fun activity that we did this year was go to Koetsier's greenhouse during their fall festival days. Jon and I took Eli last year, sans Matea, and this year I met up with my cousin Catherine to have a morning of fun with Joshua and Matthew (and Matea got to come along this year too). :)

The kids had a great time and really enjoyed themselves. Catherine and I got to gab (though not as much as I would liked as Matea was off and going every which way). Matea loved the corn sandbox, mostly because she kept bringing me corn kernels one by one and then tried to eat them.  I ventured pumpkin painting with her this year, and she did get some paint on the pumpkin. And almost as much paint on her face since she tried to eat the paint with every brush dip.  She just enjoys being around the other kids and discovering new things, so she had a lot of fun.

Eli was all excited to do pumpkin bowling (though we had quite the discussion on whether you bowled with the pumpkin or with a ball). And though at first I had to push to get him in to the inflatable train, once he went through with Joshua once he was hooked. Eli loves mazes and the little straw maze leading in to the "haunted" and dark section was another favorite of his. And the "free" popcorn was a hit too (he thought it was free since it's included with the admission price, but that's not the case!). Koetsier's is becoming a fall tradition, especially since it is indoors. What a great way to enjoy some fall fun even when the fall has been rainy and wet like this year!

Here's some corn from the box, Mom.

The pumpkins match my outfit!

Bowling (with a pumpkin as the ball, Mommy was right!).

Matea "bowled" too. Well, more threw than bowled (the pumpkin is still airborne!).

Peek-a-boo!

Intently painting.

Two boys hard at work creating masterpieces.

Matea actually painting on the pumpkin!

I don't think eating paint will help you gain weight, Matea.

The finished products!