time for the corn maze!

On Friday, it was time for our annual outing with the Nash family to the corn maze at Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch in Rantoul.  It’s hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for SIX YEARS!  After loading up everyone (front: Cara, Ashton, Cullen, Eden, Averhy; back: Mike, Melissa, Sky, Allyson) , we headed north and got to the maze around 7pm.  Cara, Cullen, and Ashton (Cullen’s good friend) were excited to be able to run through the maze on their own this year – such big kids! – and were determined to beat the adults!  It was certainly not as cold as some years (thank goodness) and there were lots of people out in the maze.  Averhy commented a few times that she was feeling a little scared (it does get quite dark out there!) but she did a great job holding the flashlight and “leading” the way.  Although we didn’t find all of the hole-punch stations in the maze, the kids did and were glad to flaunt their accomplishment!  Afterwards, we headed back to our house for some pizza, buffalo wings, and hot chocolate for the kids.  It was a great evening and a fun tradition to continue!