Down at CrossE Ranch

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day! The snow is still on the mountains, but the temperature below is just right!Moving to a new state makes me a bit emotional at times. Trying to figure out how to keep our family holiday traditions can be stressful. I have researched and looked at events and activities all over northern Utah, to try and find things that the kids will enjoy. This pumpkin patch made me SO happy. The kids had a blast! William was not able to join us, since he was camping with the scouts. He’ll have other opportunities that the others won’t coming up soon though.

Lucy and Natalie LOVED this momma pig and her totally adorable piglets! When momma pig was finished nursing, she rolled over on her tummy and covered everything up. The piglets were so confused. They were like, “What the heck Momma! Where’s the milk?!?” This one baby pig kept trying to jump, unsuccessfully, over the top of her to check the other side. It was hilarious!The corn pit was amazing! We probably hung out in there for an hour, covering up our kids and everyone else’s!After the corn pit, we headed for the Ducky Races. Lucy kept walking really funny. I asked her what was wrong, and she said that there was something in her boot. I had checked her boots when we left the corn pit, and nothing was in there. When we stopped , I took her boot off and it was FULL of corn! After we started walking again, she started crying again. I took her boots off, and they were full of corn again! I finally asked her, “Lucy, are you pooping corn?!?” She thought it was SO funny. The corn had gotten all in her pants, and every time she walked, it would work its way down into her boots. I finally had to stick my hands down her pants and work it all out. She had amassed quite a bit of corn! 🤣They had some pretty amazing slides. Alex kept going over and over again. Lucy fell in love with the Wilbur cut out . The instant she got her face in the hole, she started oinking like a pig. I wish I would have videoed it.Natalie LOVED me taking their pictures while she held this super heavy pumpkin. 🤣One major difference in Utah pumpkin patches, from Texas, is that most of them have REAL pumpkin patches. The pumpkins are still on the vine and you actually get to pick them. It was super cool to see the pumpkins really growing. Lucy had to find the smallest. The corn maze was not a very good success. I was trying to show Lucy how the corn grows on the stalk. One ear of corn was hanging out of the husk. I told Lucy, “Feel how soft the corn is.” Yeah, she proceeded to rub her hand down the ear of corn along the husk and sliced her hand open. I don’t think I’ll ever hear the end of that. I ended up having to carry her the rest of the way around the maze. Thank goodness we chose the smallest one. (I think we walked a mile and a half before we found our way out.)Natalie and Alex found all of the animal tracks in our maze so everyone was able to get a prize. Lucy loved her super sticky tootsie roll.My phone ended up dying before we got our heavenly caramel apples and went on the hayride. But we had a fabulous time. Cross E Ranch was definitely worth it, and we didn’t even have to drive an hour to get there. Only 20 minutes!