Conversation and Venetucci Pumpkin Farm
Friday, October 9, 2009 by Amy
So, just had this convo. with Riley while out taking Lola for a walk:
Me: Lola sure is picky about where she poops, isn't she?
Riley: Yeah, she's like Grandma!
Me: What, Grandma's picky about where she poops?
Riley: No! Grandma's picky about wrapping paper!
Oh, okay, my bad for not thinking of wrapping paper. Duh.
So, we went to Venetucci Pumpkin Farm today with the girls' school. Oh, my word, was it cold! I mean, FREEZING!! It snowed a little last night, but it cleared up quite a bit and warmed up a tad. After the pumpkin patch of course.
A local railroad, the Royal Gorge Railroad, is having a Polar Express event between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They serve hot chocolate on the train and tell Christmas stories, and the train goes to the North Pole Amusement Park, where Santa gets on the train with a gift for each child. Rudi and I decided to take the girls. The Royal Gorge was one thing that we really wanted to do before we moved away from Colorado, and while still expensive, this trip is a lot cheaper than their other trips, perhaps trying to make it affordable for families at the holidays. We're not telling the girls about any of the Christmas stuff, just that we're going on a train ride. We want it to be magical for them.
