Pickin' Pumpkins, Goat Phone Numbers and Oreo eating Pigs

Have you decorated for Halloween/Fall yet?  We hustled out Tuesday night to get pumpkins.  I feel like I'm a little late to the "fall" decorating party this year.  Not sure why, I think subconsciously I want it to continue to be summer for a while since it started so late this year!  Anyway, we went to Ella's favorite little mom & pop spot off Akin Road in Farmington where they also have some goats, pigs and baby cows.  Couple things about our visit:  one - when you hustle out mid-week, you forget to plan the perfect pumpkin pickin' outfit and instead wear pink pants (that may or may not be on the short side - ha!).  two - you just never know what a 4 year old might be thinking....

So, here's one of the goats.  See the tag on its ear?

Okay, I don't technically know what those tags are for or what the numbers mean.  But Ms. Ella?  She knows.  Unsolicited and after saying "hi goats - I'm Ella" to all of them, she told me that the tag is their phone number.  Oh.  Duh!  How did I never know that?!?  Hilarious.

Then, another thing that I "learned" (for real this time) is that pigs LOVE Oreo cookies.  Well, who doesn't right?  And they ARE pigs.  So, we bought Oreos from "mom" and fed them to the hungry oinkers.  Honestly, I was hoping for a real battle of the snouts....but....it wasn't really all that interesting.  Oh well.  We tried to throw some excitement into it anyway!  :)

 

This one is eyeing up the cream filled cookie goodness we were holding....

And speaking of cookies, we headed to Al's Apple Barn (the big yellow one) off of 169 near Jordan a few weeks ago now (where did those weeks go?!?!).  We picked up apples, but also had to partake in the browsing of all of the rows and rows of candy, old fashioned bottled sodas, etc.  It was really fun.  Go early if you go.  The crowds get crazy!

 Pumped and ready to get some apples!

I mean....you have to break into dance when you hear music, no matter where you are, right?!  This picture was snapped at the PERFECT moment - Ella always does that with her legs when she's dancing....is she trying to dance a jig?!?  What in the world?!

 She was impressed with this giant gumball machine...

yet she just could not take her eyes off the crowds to get the picture

 And this....the telephone booth.  She could have played here all day if we'd let her....

So I guess it's time to say it - Happy Fall, y'all! 

We have grand plans to paint those pumpkins so check back for pictures!