I went to Bates Nut Farm for my first time. To be honest, I had never even heard of it before last week. They made the area into a mini fair with face painting, a hay ride, a petting "zoo" section, funnel cakes and more booths. We didn't stay too long, but it was pretty enjoyable. It's about an hour away from my house, up in the San Diego county boonies, so by the time I got home it was near dark. I almost forgot we still had to carve our pumpkins! The pumpkin carving was first for me. We went for a Star Wars theme, because well, I love it!