Day 293 – Corn Maze

Happy Halloween!! Today was so beautiful! The sun was out and it was fairly cool (high 50’s) which made it ideal for a corn maze adventure. I have been wanting to get there but waiting for everyone’s schedule to match up which simply didn’t happen. So today I told Vinny this is really what I wanted to do. The kids had plans but I called my mom and she was in!

I went to a corn maze before in NC but this was one set up a bit different. It was at Escobar Farm in Portsmouth, RI which was only about a 10 min drive. The maze was cut in the shape of the Pawtucket Red Sox symbol. It had 2 phases- the first was pretty easy but the second was definitely not. We actually got lost quite a bit on the second phase. In and throughout the mazes, there were postings of what they called “CORNundrum” brain teasers. They would have a picture and whoever got the most answers at the end won a grand prize for added fun.

We found both bridges and were able to go up on them and overlook the most beautiful sight of the corn maze, barn and autumn tree line. Vinny was joking around at one point and started skipping and I followed suit. But it was then and there I realized that I have never seen him skip- in 12 years together I have never seen that! We cracked up laughing when we realized that. We literally were laughing most of the time we were there. It was just a super fun time.

Then at the end, I spotted some abandoned metal wagons and told Vinny he should totally climb in and sure enough he actually did. I started pulling him and we were both laughing while mom was steady taking pictures. Then Vinny noticed that we were headed down a hill. He tried to jump out but couldn’t and he was like “Sarah wait, wait, wait”. I just kept pulling faster cause he couldn’t get out even though he was trying. OMG – we were all hysterically laughing- it was truly a sight.

Anyhow, we took some more pics and headed out. Vinny said on the way home that this day was so much more fun than he ever anticipated it would be and that this was actually his first time in a corn maze. I am so glad we were able to do something new for him and have such a fun and amazing day. Now we are getting ready to have our family Halloween tradition of watching “Cloverfield” together, eating and snuggling in for a night at home. #Cheers #HappyHalloween #HGAL