Firetrucks & Wagon rides, oh my!

We thought we would celebrate autumn with a trip to the pumpkin patch.  We decided to check one out in Richmond Hill, about 45 min. north of here (if you watch 'Property Virgins', you've probably heard of Richmond Hill bc Sandra often takes her clients out of the city to check out places there).  Anyways, we were driving along the road almost at our destination when I spotted an open house at the fire station!  Well, the pumpkin patch could wait for a stop at the fire hall.

 Josh is obsessed with firetrucks.  Ever since he watched a 'Fireman Sam' dvd with his cousins in the spring, it's all about firemen, ladder trucks and every little detail that firefighting ensues.  He is Fireman Sam and Owen and daddy are also Fireman Sams (I on the other hand get to be a policewoman because all girls are policewoman - I am not going to argue with that!).  He had been asking me atleast once a week if we could go to the firestation so his dream had finally come true!

There were several different firetrucks on display that we could go in.  Josh was actually brave enough to go inside them.



They also got the attention of the adults by doing a demo of taking a car apart with all of their tools, including the Jaws of Life.  It was incredibly fascinating to watch.

After we got our firehall fill, we continued on to the pumpkin patch.  Of course it was no comparison to the Applebarn in Abbotsford and Josh really wanted to go to the Applebarn with R like we did last year but it was still fun.

We got to go on a hay ride which was definitely the highlight.  The boys also had fun being pulled around in the wagon, although Owen was mainly making it his mission to jump out!  Josh also picked out a perfect little pumpkin for himself.