Octoberish – The Reluctant Grownup

The Gulf Coast is not particularly Octoberly, come October. Leaves don’t change, temps don’t dip, it’s pretty much August but with shorter days. Nevertheless, it is decorative gourd season, mothers, and my children and I went and sweated our tushes off in a corn maze because that’s how October is done.

Corn Maze — I spent hours, sun-beaten hours following these two butts.

Before diving in, we did the little tour around the grounds, as you do.

American Gothic — The boys humor their mother

Spooky — These spiders had fake rats on them, which captivated the children

Walking — We did not find our way out. After a very long, hot, dusty hike, during which Jack almost stepped on a snake (!), I finally dragged them back out the way we came in.

Scarecrow — This was the least scary scarecrow, but even so, Jack wouldn’t stand in front of it for a picture.

Restorative — Afterwards, juice and fruit snacks at the picnic table

After getting home today, we all napped (heaven), and then drew faces on our pumpkins and watched Young Frankenstein (Me: “This movie isn’t scary, it’s funny!” Jack: “This funny movie is scary!”) Since Liam and I developed fevers during our naps, the rest of this weekend we’ll be holed up in the house, emptying Kleenex boxes and eating soup.

This month, we didn’t just do a corn maze . . .

Rock Out — I time-traveled back to the eighties

Open Arms — I saw Pat Benatar (amazing), and Journey (meh), and it was the bomb.

It’s been an eventful, if still hot and sticky, fall. Now, on to Halloween!

3 thoughts on “Octoberish”

That’s some sad-looking corn. But yes, you do what you do. I excited enough for the pumpkin farm/ corn maize visit that I’m taking S out of school for it. I love decorative gourd season. 🙂

Cool idea to go to the circus! I don’t recall a circus coming to us in a very long time. I’ve always wanted to ride an elephant.

Cute pictures 🙂

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