It's the Great Pumpkin Sydney Ruth!

The weather is getting colder, the wind is blowing harder, and stores are lining their shelves with bags of candy.  This can only mean one thing...Halloween is just around the corner!

We decided to enjoy this festive time of year with a return trip to Stoney Ridge Farm.  Last year was our first experience, and this year we knew to expect large crowds and lots of activity.  We picked our day right, as it ended up being sunny and not too cold.

Being the ripe age of two (nearly three), Sydney was able to ride the train this year.  More importantly, she got to ride it by herself.  And having been an experienced Disney theme park attraction rider, this was really child's play to this thrill ride veteran.

October, 2010...trying to get Sydney
to look at the camera...unsuccessfully!

Sydney also got to see all of the animals, which included horses, rabbits, goats, chickens and geese, a donkey, and some pigs.  While we didn't make it into the actual pumpkin patch, we did manage to have some cider and visit with some friends and co-workers we found also enjoying the event.

It's always fun to see how much Sydney's grown, so I've added a couple of pictures from last year.

Coming up...costume selection...pumpkin carving...and more!!!