Phillips Pumpkin Farm

I have been meaning to take the girls to a pumpkin farm for two years now.  I now know that it will be a yearly experience.  Last year, Madison was a newborn less than a month old so it was definitely out of the question.  Now that they are 1 and 3 and Madison is walking, I was so excited about going.  I wanted to go to Ganyard Farms in North Durham but Andy commented, "Why would we drive all the way to North Durham when we can go a mile down the street to Phillips which has everything that Ganyard has.  I had never heard of Phillips so I googled them and realized he was right!   Phillips didn't have a petting zoo but they did have bounce houses.  Just this year Reagan has been able to tackle bounce houses.  She was always to scared to go into them except at the indoor facilities.

Phillips Farm was great.  When we arrived to park it was very crowded, but then when we entered we never felt the crowds.  Phillips has a hayride, milk a cow station, a swing set, two bounce houses, hay barrels to climb in with tunnels, a little hay maze, a huge hay maze, sand pit with toys, fair food and other snacks, nice picnic shelters, face painting, pony rides, and two hit the bell with a hammer things.  All that and of course pumpkins!

At first the girls were not that into it.  They just sat and watched everyone for half an hour and then were fuzzy.  So we left and went to Chick-fil-a and to get cash for the pony ride/face painting.  I mean really who carries cash anymore.  Once we got back, we stayed over two hours.  Both the girls enjoyed everything they did.  I will admit the hayride was pretty bad.  The tractor just went around a cow pasture full of crap.  I am sure there are better ones out there.  However, to a 1 and 3 year old it was fun.  Reagan loved the milk station, pony ride, and face painting!  Madison loved the hay and sand!  What a great day!  We will definitely be back next year!