Keeping Up With the Regans

October was a busy (and highly entertaining) month for us!  

   Hayden's preschool took a field trip to a local family-owned farm.  They have about 6 different pumpkin patches and are already setting up for Christmas tree season.  Parents were invited to come along, so about 8 SUVs followed the little church bus packed full of carseats to Shilter Family Farm.  

   We all took a tractor ride to the pumpkin patch.  Of course Hayden was one of the only kids who didn't want to sit with Mommy, but rather wanted to ride up front to watch the tractor slosh through the mud.  

   Once we got to the pumpkin patch, the kids were told they could pick out any pumpkin they wanted, as long as they could carry it.  Hayden took forever looking for the perfect pumpkin; when he finally found "the one" he realized he couldn't carry it, much to his chagrin.  We eventually settled on a nice 3 pounder. 

   After another tractor ride back to the main grounds, the kids got to wander through the barn and pet any animal they wanted.  Of course, they all went for the kittens or the calf.  Most parents were please their son or daughter avoided the chickens.  The other side of the barn was filled with bales of hay arranged in a maze for kids.  The Shilter Family Farm is known for their corn mazes.  Here are some of their past mazes... for adults only!  Hayden loved the hay maze so much, he decided to try it again by himself without telling anyone.  It took 4 adults to track him down.  I'm so proud.  

 To my surprise, it was much easier to control eleven 3 & 4 year olds.  The hardest part was getting them all to stand still for a class picture!  

And of course, an October blog post wouldn't be complete without a picture of Hayden in his costume.  He continued the superhero trend and dressed as Wolverine this year. 

Next up, Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh!!