We are Falling in love with Fall! This past Sunday, a small group of us took some of the youth from church to the G&M Farms Cornfield Maze in Livermore.
For those of you who don't know, the maze is basically a huge labyrinth built of corn that grows at least a foot over our heads. This year's maze is constructed in honor of and dedicated to Norman Marciel (a big, big agriculture guru who loved the pumpkin patch). The maze is the shape of his head and shoulders, wearing a baseball cap, with his name above and his dates (1940-2008) below. It was an amazingly fun experience walking through. When I got to the 2nd half of the maze, I actually followed the map and could tell exactly when we were walking the "M" or the "E" in his name. At one point, I heard myself say "We're walking on his ear". Strange.
Besides the maze, there is also a pumpkin patch ($7 each pumpkin, regardless of size), a cow train, a hay bale maze (for little children!), farm animals (I didn't look carefully but saw 4 sheeps, several cows, a few lambs, I think, but no goats), and pedal karts. Oh, and there was a GIGANTIC corn box. Picture a massive sandbox but instead of sand, fill it with corn kernels. The kids had a MAHVELOUS time. And adults, too. Needless to say, we all had to stick our feet inside -- stockinged feet or no. Very ticklish to stomp our way through the corn kernels. There were quite a few little bebes around, and I gagged a little when I saw some of the babies put the corn kernels in their mouths... Thankfully enough adults were around to prevent serious consumption of said kernels. Yuck.
Admission is $8 for adults on weekdays, but $10 on weekends. From 6-11 y.o., only $7 on weekdays, and $9 on weekends.
For more information, go here: www.gmfarms.com, or call 925-447-FARM.
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