This weekend we went to a pumpkin patch and corn maze just a few miles outside the gate near the town of Undley. Jordan has been sick and missed school on Friday, but it was such a beautiful day with blue skies. (We are all actually quite enjoying the chilly weather as it's a welcome change from our last four Texas autumns.)
Upon arriving, we grabbed a wheelbarrow and the boys went to work on finding their pumpkins. Joshua wants to carve a skull pumpkin, so he found a nice oblong pumpkin wider up top rather than below. Jordan would find one, put it in the wheelbarrow, and then keep looking until he found one slightly larger to replace the last.
After loading our over-priced pumpkins in the trunk (we could've gotten 'em cheaper at the commissary... but hey, we're paying for the pumpkin patch experience, right?), we decided to hit the corn maze. It was the first corn maze for all of us. I had imagined that the stalks would be taller, but it actually worked out because we could let the kids run ahead and still keep tabs on them. Another cool thing about the maze was the theme: the 'Mildenhall Treasure.' (Back in 1942 a farmer ploughing his field found some silver Roman treasure from around the 4th century AD.) Anyway, rather than just doing the maze to get out, there were clues along the way to answer 10 questions about the treasure. In the middle of the maze, there was an area cordoned off where you get to place a stick with an attached number that corresponded to a number on your quiz. The person with their stick stuck in the ground closest to a buried prize (and getting 100% on their quiz) would win £100 (about $159). We're all keeping our fingers crossed! Regardless, we all had a great time at the maze and look forward to carving our pumpkins later this week.
Cynthia found a keeper...
...Joshua, not so much (at least not these 2).
Jordan found one with 'crazy hair.' A little too crazy...
Which way?
Another clue for the treasure!
Almost finished!
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