Fall Festival at Belvedere Plantation

I found a fun fall festival at a farm called Belvedere Plantation this past Saturday and decided it would be a great way to spend some time together. This farm boasted all kinds of fun activities and did not disappoint. After driving about an hour we got there and the weather was beautiful, if a bit on the hot side.It was also nice because it wasn't full of people. Since it had heavily rained the day before and the weatherman was calling for rain on Saturday it kept the crowds away and therefore we didn't have to wait in any lines to do any of the fun things we did.There was a moon bounce, which as you know is one of Jasmine's favorite things and there were also pig races, an animal petting and feeding area, zip lines, a scarecrow making workshop, slides, and swinging on ropes in the barn. Jasmine had a blast at each of the activities.At the pig races she was a what they called a "pig pal" and she got a flag and rooted for the pig that corresponded with the flag she was holding. The baby pigs were very cute and even I got to be a pig pal for one of the heats. Neither Jasmine's or my pig won but it was still fun!
We then decided to get a treat and tried some apple cider slushies. Boy were those good. I had never had one before but it was worth all the years of waiting. It was nice to have a cool drink to try and beat the heat.The last thing we did was go on a hayride out to the pumpkin patch where we selected our pumpkins for the yearly Halloween carving and then bought some other fun things in the little general store they had. We went home with pumpkins, apple cider, kettle corn, a pumpkin tambourine, and fancy sodas. We had such a fun time and wished we could have shared the time with friends as well!