Vala's 2011 Take 1

Our Friends, the Allen Family, invited us for opening weekend at Vala's Pumpkin Patch for a little fun around the fire pit on Friday night. And, what a beautiful night it was!! The weather was absolutely perfect.

Chris, having been studying for the last 2 weeks and having the 3 hour timed test at work on Friday, was spent. So, he stayed home with Pippa while I ventured out with the kids. (crazy, I know. But, I could not miss Valas!).

We arrived at 4:45 for the 5PM opening thinking we would be early. Um, there was a huge line. I guess it was armed forces appreciation night, as well as the living social special, so it was to be expected. We waited just a few minutes with out living social tickets before getting in, while others had to wait over an hour to pay for tickets! Yikes.

Once inside, we went to the left first, looking at the animals, going down the BIG slides, going through the pirate mazes, before landing at what I thought would be a short hayrack ride. Well, they took us on a 40 minute ride going maybe 1mph. It was so annoying!!!

Well, after that, the kids played on the new play set made out of logs near educational area (which is really cool) and the little maze area. After take a little pit stop, we moved on to the storybook area, the dragon feeding show and even seeing a person dressed as a dragon before making it to the Allen's firepit for dinner. We had hotdogs, chips, drinks and more. Yummy. The fire is so nice. The kids played and then made their way to the nearby pig races where Alivia won and got a pig nose (that is so exciting for them!).

After dinner, it was time to make our way to the rest of Vala's with the jumping pillows, trikes, the bunnies and more. Vala's is such a fun place. The kids like the jumpy pillows and playing in the corn best!

As the night neared, so did the cooler temperatures. We ventured back to the firepit for smores and to warm up. Alivia, who had a sleepover with her friend Zoe at our house the night before (the kids were off of school for a teacher in service), was now tired and wanting to go home. So, about 9:30, we started to head towards the exit. On the way, we finally found the building with the plasma cars. The kids loved that, playing there for 10 minutes or so before I convinced them to head for the van.

What a fun night. Love the time with friends, the yummy food, Vala's kettle corn, and all the fun with friends. Asher and I are planning another visit next week before we share a fire pit with Chris' parents in October. Okay, maybe there are some good things about Fall!!