huber's farm is the mother of all things pumpkin patch. it's right outside of louisville so i'd been there a few times as a kid and have such fond memories. i've been wanting to take us all there, but just never got it together. plus, doing something like this in a day used to be really tough for us with naps and tiny kids, etc. now the kids are old enough that a 2 hour road trip is an adventure and fun for all of us. i really hate crowds in my old age and knew the weekends would be packed. but mac ended up having some inservice days and davidrussell took the day off and it all just came together. on the eve of the road trip, i called up auntie erin:
me - "hey, i know this is a long shot but we're going to huber's tomorrow. do you want to come?"
erin - "what? tomorrow?! i have to work! we're so busy!" pause. "let me call my boss." click.
she called back like 15 minutes later - "what time are we leaving?"
i was so excited b/c the only thing i wanted to eat was gravy... gravy streaming over a variety of greasy foods. (some pregos are too sick to eat, i'm the opposite. eating is the only thing that brings relief. i mean, you could bottle up mashed potatoes and gravy and put it behind the counter at the pharmacy and i'd get a prescription and pay a co-pay for it. "does humana cover gravy?" "why, yes, it does." "thank you. what a country." ok, back to story.)
ok, let's see... oh yeah, huber's farm has a restaurant. a delicious, everything is homemade, just like grandma makes, restaurant.
we arrived just in time for lunch. every table starts out with deep-fried biscuits and homemade apple butter. david ordered the all-you-can-eat ham and fried chicken. erin picked up one of the huber's recipe books for sale in the lobby and read to us the recipes of what we were eating. i didn't take any pictures of this part. i guess i had a one-track mind.
after we were stuffed, we were off for some good 'ole fun on the farm. apple launching, corncob cannons, the cow train...
we took a wagon ride and fed the animals...
bode was a natural goat-feeder.
erin made a friend.
next, we were off to the pumpkin patch...
we could have stayed out here all day. it was beautiful.
mac the scarecrow.
everyone found the perfect pumpkin. auntie erin and bode picked some apples in the orchard, too!
the winery has a nice farmer's market and a lovely cafe. above the cafe is the wine loft where they offer free tastings. i could not partake, of course, but that's ok. i had gravy.
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