For the past three years, we've made a trip to Bob's Corn Maze and Country Store a family tradition. Bob's Corn is a lovely 100+ acre farm in Snohomish, just a couple of miles from where we live. Bob has inherited the farm, and is the third generation to work the land and raise cattle there. Bob's five daughters and their families actively participate in the Fall activities of the farm, and help with the hayrides, pumpkin patch, the corn maze itself, and man the country store.
A couple of weekends ago, Alex and I headed to Bob's Corn after lunch at our favorite Thai restaurant. We had been to Bob's in mid-September, but there were very few people there, and summer was still too fresh in our minds for us to really get into the spirit of Fall. However, when we arrived at Bob'sthis time, the place was packed with families who had arrived to take in all the activities that we had planned for the day.
We bought our tickets and got in line for the hayride that would take us to the corn maze. It's always so much fun to jump on a bale of hay on a large trailer attached to a gigantic tractor, whose wheels are taller than both Alex and me! In just a few minutes, we arrived at the maze, and maps in hand, popped through the corn under a sign that said, "Enter".
Two hours later, we came out the 'Exit'! This was the most intricate and difficult maze we had encountered in the three years we have come here. However, we didn't cheat and pop out of the corn mid-way to gauge our location and our progress--Alex wouldn't allow it! Around and around we went, and finally, most likely by accident, we finished the maze!
After the maze, we picked out a couple of pumpkins and hopped back on the hayride, taking us back to our car. We were very tired, but also very proud of ourselves for making it through the maze and picking out some of the best-looking pumpkins I've seen in a while. We're ready for next year now. Bring it on!
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