It's officially Autumn. Time for the petting zoo and the pumpkin patch!

We headed into the mountains to find this farm. Now, shocker, California doesn't do family fun farms quite as well as Massachusetts.  I mean, back East you couldn't swing a cat without hitting a farm stand selling cider donuts. Here.... I drove us to the fringe of civilization, but we made it there and back! It was quite literally tucked in the dip between craggy mountains in the town that time forgot. I was kind of scared. But the farm was charming, with pumpkin patches and hay wagons and a store that clearly catered to those who love barrels of candy and Christmas trees throughout the year.

The boys had a great time seeing the animals and tramping around the pumpkins.