Halloween at Schnepf Farms

Jordan surprised me with a date night to Schnepf Farms with our friends Shawn and Nicole. 

Schnepf Farms is a working farm that has events throughout the year to teach the public about agriculture.  In the fall they have their annual pumpkin party.   

One of the things I liked about Schnepf Farms was that once you had paid admission everything is free once inside.  Intermingled between the gardens and orchards was so much to do!

We went on a hay ride.

The hay ride took us to the start of a 10 acre corn maze! 

I have been through corn mazes many times in my life but this was a whole new experience.     

 Once inside we quickly became lost. 

We walked around in circles, hitting dead end after dead end for what seemed like hours. 

Jordan has the best sense of direction and he was able to get us back on the right track many times.

 It was dark and you often felt the corn stalks hitting your arms, legs and face.  I was so glad we came before the maze turned haunted.  It would have been terrifying being lost in such a huge maze with people scaring you.  It was spooky as it was and I was glad to have Jordan by my side.

 Half way through the maze we saw a little girl who had gotten lost from her group.  She was about ten and the poor thing was sobbing.  We helped her find her family and afterwards talked about how scary it is to be lost to begin with, let alone being ten in a huge dark corn maze!

We made it through the maze in about an hour.  To be honest I don't think we actually went through the entire maze.  I think we got so turned around that we came out the same way we went in. 

After finishing the corn maze we went to check out the carnival.  They had a small roller coaster, a giant slide, carousel and swings.  We decided against the rides because of the long lines and instead headed to the petting zoo. 

 

Jordan had a pet goat named Cosmo growing up.  He was much more comfortable around the goats than Nicole or I was. 

 Next we tried our luck at the straw bale maze and then headed to watch the pig races.

They had bon fires where you could roast marshmallows, a puppy pen for kids to play with puppies and small dogs, a rock climbing wall and fireworks.  I loved everything!  It was such a fun thing to do with friends and we cant wait to bring our children in the future.  A Halloween tradition may have just been started. 

We decided to leave a little early,  (We weren't anticipating all the walking we would be doing and none of us wore great shoes.  Something to remember for next year.) and stopped at Nielsons for ice cream on our way home.  

After church we were invited to have dinner with Shawn and Nicole.  We are going to play games, watch a movie and hand out candy together.  Its nice to have friends in Arizona.

Happy Halloween!