a few weeks back, our co-op took a trip over to hickory nut gap farm in fletcher, nc...

it turned out to be a gorgeous fall day & much fun was had by all exploring the corn maze, picking pumpkins from their pumpkin patch, & visiting with sweet baby animals!

i loved their hand-painted mural of farm life...

and they're off...over the bridge & into the corn maze!

we started off our journey with friends...

but then each little one began to choose his/her own path...

(my new favorite picture!)

evyn was determined to find her older brothers...

she chased them up...

down...

and all around!

after running around in the corn maze, we headed over to the pumpkin patch...

then we headed over to a shady little spot to enjoy our picnic lunch...

i love this picture!

there was this gorgeous sycamore that the children had a ball climbing, playing & even lounging in...

after lunch the older children ran off to play on an old fashioned rope swing in the barn, while evyn & i visited the baby chicks~

it seems like so very long ago that our chicks were that little!