The Grinter Sunflower field bloomed shortly before Labor Day, so we made plans to make our annual visit on Saturday night. Thankfully we didn't wait until Monday, because traffic ended up being so bad that the local sheriff closed down the sunflower farm and didn't allow any more visitors.
When we started visiting a few years ago, there were not near the number of visitors as there are today. The field was crawling with people and we walked past loads of sunflower stalks where people had chopped off the flower.
The farmer's wife is a hoot and posts on their Facebook page with the Rules of Engagement for their farm. They're so kind to allow thousands of people to traipse among their sunflowers and even cut them down to take home. They recommend a $1 donation for each sunflower you take with you - I sure hope people are respecting that request and dropping money in the donation box!
Despite the crowds, we had a great time exploring and taking photos with the sunflowers.
This year, many of the sunflowers were shorter so the boys were able to get an up close look at them. It couldn't be that the boys are getting taller, could it? Nope...no way...in denial.
We walked pretty deep into the field, following a trail that had been blazed through the rows of sunflowers.
I was happy that I was able to capture some good smiles - I love photos of the boys in the sunflowers!
Check out all of the people in the background - I didn't try to frame this photo to crop out the people, they were just everywhere!
I wonder if I'll be able to pick Liam up like this in next year's photo - he's getting so big!
Has anyone seen the boys? Where'd they go?
Another fun family adventure! See you next year, sunflowers!
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