Screamin' Mimi

Rachel wasn't your average baby. She didn't oogle at candy on the counter, or cry because she wanted just one more cookie. No...to Rachel, salad croutons were "cookies" and ears of corn were the silkiest of chocolates. If an ear of corn was in eye shot of that bundle of blue eyes and blonde hair, she would let out this wail as if she had been deprived of food for days. I couldn't get it to her fast enough. Even when her teeth hadn't even fully grown in, she would find a way to suck every morsel out of that thing. I remember once the Dr. had asked me what I was giving her for snacks, making sure that I kept it healthy. I told her I didn't have much trouble with that. I give her corn on the cob. After her look of shock, she said that she was going to mention it to other mothers. What better thing? It is sweet, good for you and it keeps them entertained for a good twenty minutes. :P

It was a beautiful day today. Much warmer than I expected and I really over dressed for a day at the Pumpkin Patch. Nine acres of Corn Maze later, I was sweatin' bullets. We only got lost a couple times and probably would have made it through much faster had I not kept stopping to take pictures. There is really only so many pictures you can take of corn, and stalks and...corn, but it takes a lot of shooting to get just one that you might like. I got three that I am happy with. And the one I have up here, isn't one of them. ;) This photo was from the little farmer's market they had set up in one of the barns. Very sweet with homemade jams, and such. And yes, I got the LAST Apricot preserve. Yeah me!