hay!

For someone who really doesn't like driving to Irvine, I sure do make a lot of trips to Irvine Park. Maybe because it's actually in the city of Orange, or maybe it's because a ton of my friends and family live out that way...  either way we trekked out there yet again over the weekend to visit the Pumpkin Patch with Kyle's Mammie, Auntie and cousins.

My big 19 month old had tons of fun. He rode a horse, rode the train, went on a hay ride, ran through the hay maze, jumped in the jumper and climbed on pumpkins and piles of hay with his cousins, ate french fries and an ice cream cone... all on a 30 minute car nap. What a trooper!

I really like it out there and Kyle has a blast, but it's crazy to me how expensive it is. I'm sure we could do a trip without spending tons of money, but just a ride on the train (his fave) is $10 for the two of us. We ended up buying a book of 15 tickets for our family (3 adults & 3 kids) for $60 (they're normally $5/ticket), eating lunch for just under $50, not to mention 3 horse rides sold separately, ice cream cones, juice box break, a quarter tank of gas... eeek. But we made some great fam memories, and sometimes you just gotta live a little, right? :)