Fall Begins at Wiard’s

There were tractor tricycles to race, a huge Noah’s ark inflatable playspot with slide, a labyrinth/maze to walk through, and a couple different little playgrounds. One had a wooden firetruck with a secret passage from the back to the driving cabin- Alexander just thought that was ‘so neat!’ There was a huge inflatable cow jumperoo in which both Mama and Papa got to spend some quality time accompanying Alexander, and a wooden castle with a slide and a pole. Papa won Aidan a bright yellow bear for ringing the bell with his focus and muscles, though at that point Aidan was fast asleep in the stroller. We took a very bumpy little tour around the orchard and pumpkin patch riding on an old fashioned firetruck (complete with bell and siren). Alexander was so excited that he got to pick an apple from an apple tree “just his size.” Aidan’s biggest feat of the day was riding in the stroller all by himself, without the carrier! And of course sucking his fingers while humoring us and making us smile while being held from spot to spot. But oh, what fun Alexander had all day. It was delightful to watch him bounce from one event to another and tell us all that he wanted to do next. Oh my, he didn’t want to leave at all. “I want to ‘tay, I want to ‘tay.” he kept saying when it was time to wind things up after about four hours. We never did get to take a hay ride, but I suppose there’s always another time. Of course we had to enjoy some cider and doughnuts (and share some with the bees) before heading home. It was a wonderful family day and certainly well worth the price! I’m sure we’ll be back in a couple of years when two little guys will be gallivanting all about and covered in cinnamon crumbs and sticky cider.