...corn mazin & punkin chunkin...

I had an aunt an uncle who were determined that their children would not grow up afraid, so, whenever we were over at their house, scary movies were usually playing on the TV. Poltergeist and Children of the Corn are a part of my childhood.

Children of the Corn was particularly terrifying to me, and to this day, though it is obviously ridiculous and utterly un-scary, I am only able to view it as my nine year old self. Thus, I have steered clear of corn fields my entire adult life.

But today, I pushed my fears aside and wondered through the corn maze at Brookdale Farms in Eureka. Yes, it was daylight, and it wasn't a haunted corn maze (though they do have one of those as well) but it was a big step for me. With cute little CORNundrums to find throughout the field, I had a great time. (Though I might have scolded Andy once or twice for getting too far ahead of me.)

There were some farm animals about. I'm hoping this guy doesn't
lose his head come November 27.

At the start of the maze. Not too creepy looking.

Honestly, it was a beautiful day for it.

A little too close for comfort...

Autumn - the most wonderful time of the year.

There was a group of middle schoolers on a field trip, and we had heard their gleeful screams as their classmates chunked pumpkins, so Andy was desperate to get over to the field and give it a try. So we hopped on a hayride headed toward the punkin chunkin patch.

Don't cross him!

I got as low and as far back as I could, but I barely made
it across the field. Andy on the other hand, nearly hit the
bucket on his first try.

The punkin chunker was out of commission, but it looks like fun!

We drove away happy, giddy, like kids. Brookdale Farms is only open for a few more days if you'd like to try your had at punkin chunkin before the season ends. If not, put it on your list of activities for next year. They also have a haunted corn maze and hayride, and zombie paintball.

For more information on Brookdale Farms, click here.