Megan led us turn-by-turn through the corn maze at South 47 Farm in Redmond, reading the questions at eat turn and selecting the answer. We found all 8 punch stations and scored mini-pumpkins. You'd think the kids had new puppies or something. They alternate between worrying about those pumpkins and being curious as to what they taste like.
Not lost yet!
Next stop was Dog Mountain Farm up in the Tolt Highlands. A simply gorgeous setting with "modern day homesteaders." After enjoying a horse-drawn cart ride (the girls simply talked the ear off the poor woman who was driving the pair of dapple grays), we gobbled yummy rice krispy treats that were topped with Belgian chocolate ganache. We were lucky to meet the farm dog, who was more interested in our rice krispy treats (but was very well behaved) than in us. The girls also got to see 200 pounds of feed put out in the chicken run and the ensuing scramble by the geese, ducks and chickens to get to it!
She'll be comin' 'round the mountain...
Our final stop of the day was the River Valley Cheese farm, where we learned how to milk goats, played with the baby goats and tasted cheese (cow's milk and goat's milk). The cheese was excellent - they offer tons of variety and the staff were super to work with.
A smelly proposition.
After a brief stop at the Preston playground for some much needed R&R (farm hopping is hard work, after all), we headed out to grandma and grandpa's house for a yummy dinner and pear crisp. Welcome fall!
"You are the sun(flower) of my life..."
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