Fall Tradition

We made our now annual trip to Cox Farm a few weeks ago. Yes, I am that behind on the blogging. We actually went on opening day since we got free tickets as members. It was pretty remarkable - the lines to pick up free tickets were huge, but if you wanted to fork over $15 per person there was no waiting :)

The free apples and cider were great, but i think there was some false advertising going on with the cider barrels...






When it comes to slides, Cox Farm has everyone else beat. The twisty Barn slide, the long, slick volcano slide and even ones that Ryan can tackle on his own are all awesome. Speaking of the volcano slide, Ryan was so excited to go down again that at one point he got a little too far ahead of Lisa and ended up tumbling down by himself. He was sideways by the time he got to the bottom, and a little shocked, but ge got right back up and climbed the hill for more.






In one unfortunate turn of events, we found out the hard way that Ryan was not quite ready for his first pony ride. I rarely post pictures of him upset, but his fear, was actually kind of cute - in that two year old tantrum kind of way...



Kettle corn, pigs, goats, tractors and trains - that place keeps Ryan entertained for a really long time. As long as we stay in NoVa, I am sure we will be going back each year. Just watching him this year as opposed to last year was amazing. I can't wait to see what next year will have in store for him - and his baby brother.

check out the rest of the pictures here...

http://zolandzfamily.smugmug.com/Children/Cox-Farm-2009/9736226_vDWD4/1/#659117560_oYJMx-A-LB