Dazed In The Maze

We decided to vere off of our regular Fall pumpkin patch tradition this year.  Why not it is 2020 and nothing else seems to being going as planned.

Instead we opted for a Fall weekend at the lake house with a stop at the largest corn maze in the state.  I allowed each of my kiddos to choose a friend and somehow, Jack got away with two.  7 kids in tow, 2 parents, and a large dog and we were off.

Although our destination is known for it's incredibly difficult corn maze, it did offer a few other things.  One of which was a pumpkin patch.  Which worked out well for the carving we have planned next week.

Long gone are the days of matching outfits and pumpkin pictures.  These days it's t-shirts and a picture of whatever kid I can find.  And that's a heads up that Jack was off with his buddies during our pumpkin choosing.

Oh look, there he is.  He made a quick appearance and was off again.

These sweet girls actually hung around with me quite a bit.  Lucy chose her bestie and Maggie chose a new friend from her new school.  Without all knowing each other, they became a quick foursome.

Enough of the fun now it's time for this maze!

Oh my!  What a maze that was.  Even with clue cards, a compass, and a map the girls and I could not complete the 12 stations.  We got four out of twelve after a good hour and half in the corn.  We were pretty much a hot mess in there.

We called it a "good shot" and will give it another go next year.  We are aiming for six out of twelve in 2021.

Now these boys pulled it off without a hitch. Two hours in and they made it out with all twelve stations punched.  If only they had let us girls tag along.

We spent the remainder of the weekend at the lake house enjoying the Fall foliage.  We even got in a little fall party with our lake neighbors.  Good times withe good friends!