Miller Farms

The kids were out of school Monday and Tuesday this week, so we decided to do something fun. On Tuesday morning my friend Becky and her kids came to pick us up, we struggled to get 6 carseats in her van and pack all of our gear for the day. We drove an hour to Plateville, Colordado to visit Miller Farms. Becky and I were discussing how much of a chore it is to go on outtings with children, and sometimes it's not worth the trouble. Well I'm so glad we went, it was the perfect day! It was one of those days that all 3 of my children were happy and helpful. We met 2 other friends and their kids, so all together we had a whole wagon load of people. We let the kids play on the hay, dirt hills, drive tractor/bikes, petting farm, playground, fire engine, and other activities. After the kids ran off some energy, we all loaded up into a big trailer pulled by a tractor. We drove a little ways and then the tractor stopped in a big corn field. We were free to jump out and go pick as much sweet corn as we wanted. Isaac and the girls really got into it and we came home with 3 bags of corn. We piled back in and after a few minutes along the road came to a potato patch where the kids picked bags of nice red potatoes. We continued with beets, radishes, carrots, cabbage, turnips, onions, and ended in the pumpkin field where each of us picked our perfect pumpkins. It was so fun to see the kids so involved and eager to harvest vegetables. Isaac was an excellent helper and we ended up with a whole wagon load of produce. It was truly a perfect fall day.