Cowtober Fest

My mom wanted to run out to Fair Oaks Farms Cowtober Fest today.  We went a couple of years ago and they had a nice assortment of craft booths, etc.  So, Chris and I picked her up and we went.  The craft booths were a disappointment this year.  Not very many and a lot of them were of the commercial type.  It reminded me of the commercial buildings you go in at county fairs.  The fest seems to now be more geared for kids and families.  They had a "selfie" area, so Chris and I took a pic.  There was a sign behind us and hay bales, but we didn't manage to get those things in the pic.

Here are a few pics from the festivities.  

The top pic is a man carving a huge pumpkin.  I have no idea what the end result was going to be. 

They had lots of stuff for kids to do and it was a 10 dollar fee per kid to do all the activities.  There was pony rides, a big jumpy thing, climbing wall, train ride, and these weird animals that drove slowly around a track.  I think there was also a big pumpkin patch, but am not sure if that was included in the 10 dollars.  The bottom picture above is a garden Fair Oaks has planted.  The middle pic is their climbing wall which is a giant milk jug, and the top pic is those slow moving animals on a track   Kids could also go trick or treating at all the craft and business booths.

After we walked around a bit outside, we had to go inside for (of course) ice cream. The gift shop/cafe was packed, but we did find an empty table and didn't have to wait too long in the ice cream line.  They have the best ice cream.

It was a beautiful day today,  perfect fall weather.