This morning, we woke up, went to pick up Allison's parents (Papa & Gigi), and headed up to Bentonville to go to a Pumpkin Patch. After driving through the farmlands and woods to the pumpkin patch, we stepped out into the crisp Fall air, with the smell of hay and the smoke from a campfire. It was amazingly perfect.
We got out and played with a few of the horses by the stables. They had a couple of Belgian horses there. They look a lot like Clydesdales, but a bit smaller. Still, they stand about 6 1/2 feet tall. Emma really liked going over to a bale of hay and feeding them.
After 15 minutes of playing with the horses, we walked over to the main house where the horse-drawn wagon was getting loaded up to take us to the Pumpkin Patch. Emma wasn't all the excited at first. In fact, she was quite fussy and squirmy. That all changed when the horses started going. Then she was all laughs and smiles. We went down a tree-covered path beside a small creek up into a valley behin
d the house. We saw a couple of deer up in front of us. They quickly ran up the hill when we got close, but they were only about 50 feet away when we passed by. After about 1/2 mile, we pulled into an open valley set between very wooded hillsides. Hundreds of pumpkins were scattered around on the ground throughout the entire valley. The mixture of morning sunshine and shadows from the trees made the setting absolutely breathtaking! All the families and kids meandered through the valley looking at all the pumpkins and picking out the ones they wanted to take back with them. After about 30-45 minutes, we loaded up the wagon and began the trip back to the house. When we got back, the owners offered for everyone to hang around and p
lay at the house. They had a few bunnies, shetland ponies, donkeys, and goats to play with. They also had an old carriage, tractor, and tire swing (shaped like a horse, of course) to play on and take pictures on. Emma spent a lot of time feeding hay to the ponies and donkey's. We had a big time!
We left the Pumpkin Patch and headed into downtown Bentonville. Central Street is one of my (and Allison's) favorite streets in NWA, especially between Walton and the square. It's a lot like Fayetteville's historic district with old houses and tree canopied streets. We stopped on the square and got out. We caught the tail end of the Bentonville Farmer's Market and played around the big water fountain in the middle of the square. We headed over to eat at the Station Café. They were voted as having the best cheeseburger in Bentonville...I would agree with the voters! Very tasty! Then we made the long trip back to the house and to nap time. What a wonderful, perfect morning!
For more photos, check out the Flickr flash in the upper right of the blog, and also on Emma's blog.
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Published by John Nelson
on October 15, 2005 at 12:49 PM.
We got out and played with a few of the horses by the stables. They had a couple of Belgian horses there. They look a lot like Clydesdales, but a bit smaller. Still, they stand about 6 1/2 feet tall. Emma really liked going over to a bale of hay and feeding them.
After 15 minutes of playing with the horses, we walked over to the main house where the horse-drawn wagon was getting loaded up to take us to the Pumpkin Patch. Emma wasn't all the excited at first. In fact, she was quite fussy and squirmy. That all changed when the horses started going. Then she was all laughs and smiles. We went down a tree-covered path beside a small creek up into a valley behin
d the house. We saw a couple of deer up in front of us. They quickly ran up the hill when we got close, but they were only about 50 feet away when we passed by. After about 1/2 mile, we pulled into an open valley set between very wooded hillsides. Hundreds of pumpkins were scattered around on the ground throughout the entire valley. The mixture of morning sunshine and shadows from the trees made the setting absolutely breathtaking! All the families and kids meandered through the valley looking at all the pumpkins and picking out the ones they wanted to take back with them. After about 30-45 minutes, we loaded up the wagon and began the trip back to the house. When we got back, the owners offered for everyone to hang around and p
lay at the house. They had a few bunnies, shetland ponies, donkeys, and goats to play with. They also had an old carriage, tractor, and tire swing (shaped like a horse, of course) to play on and take pictures on. Emma spent a lot of time feeding hay to the ponies and donkey's. We had a big time!We left the Pumpkin Patch and headed into downtown Bentonville. Central Street is one of my (and Allison's) favorite streets in NWA, especially between Walton and the square. It's a lot like Fayetteville's historic district with old houses and tree canopied streets. We stopped on the square and got out. We caught the tail end of the Bentonville Farmer's Market and played around the big water fountain in the middle of the square. We headed over to eat at the Station Café. They were voted as having the best cheeseburger in Bentonville...I would agree with the voters! Very tasty! Then we made the long trip back to the house and to nap time. What a wonderful, perfect morning!
For more photos, check out the Flickr flash in the upper right of the blog, and also on Emma's blog.
Sweet, I am so jealous! Hopefully we will be able to give this a try. John, I loved your story and the pics!