Kruger Farm family tradition

Last year one of the very funnest things we did in October was to visit the quaint little Kruger Farm on Sauvie's Island. We played in the corn maize, ate corn on the cob, had candied apples, went on a hay ride, and picked out our very own pumpkins for carving.
We thought we would do it again this year, only in 6 inches of mud and with friends!
We didn't really go through the corn maize due to possible mud pits to which one would lose one's shoe, but we did spend more time in the little farmer's market area. The produce was ginormous. Cabbage heads bigger than MY head. Not even kidding. We also went with a slice of pumpkin pie instead of a caramel apple this year. It was pretty good, but I like my mom's better.

I wasn't kidding about the produce!

Here I am, wearing sea bands, eating corn on the cob. It seems food was the only thing that helped at that point.

 We had planned this trip weeks ahead of when we actually went. We planned it when the weather was absolutely gorgeous, and by the time the appointed weekend came around, it was absolutely iffy.

 We (Bradley and I, as well as the Ashley, Nate, and their kids) decided, despite the high chances of showers to go to the farm anyway. As we were driving there, it started to kind of sprinkle. Oh well, we can handle a little sprinkling. As we got closer, it started to downpour. Rain cats and dogs. Buckets. Etc.
I saw a patch of blue sky, and we said, move on! We are Pacific Northwesterners, are we not???

Then, when we got to the farm, well...Look at the picture to the left! The weather was beautiful, right over the farm. We could see in the distances surrounding the farm the gross, gray clouds, dumping rain everywhere else. But we were in a little haven of loveliness.

Hay ride!

 This is Ashley, Nate and their baby. Ashley was my bestie in high school. Nate's her husband. He's ok.


The hay ride was pretty fun. Here are the highlights: We saw some people we knew, family friends (this is part of the tradition, because last year we also bumped into familiar faces), I got mud all over my sweater boots, the little girls both fell in the mud, and whilst someone was getting back onto the ride, they smeared their nasty, muddy boots all over me. It was a good time.

Love this boy!

A little froggy.

Aren't they the cutest???

 The girls found a cute little critter! They wanted to take it home.

Punkin pie.

butterfly face

She got a full on mask!

The girls also got to have their faces painted! They held really still, and took it very seriously.










Overall, we had a great time. It was fun to be with friends, planned and not planned, and it was cool to have the weather miraculously clear up, just so we could have a good day.

We'll probably do it again next year, only this time with Little Bean in tow!