A trip to a pumpkin patch and/or orchard has been part of our autumn adventure line-up since Wonderboy was a wee little 5 month old. We love it. The kids LOVE it. So the pressure was on to find ourselves a new patch/orchard to visit here in Illinois, that would compare to our favorite Kansas haunts. We bundled up (winter has apparently arrived around here?), and found pumpkins, picked apples, discovered a cider mill (and filled our bellies with cider doughnuts!), and visited a handful of farm animals as well. The farm was under the vigilant care of a bloodhound named Beau, who didn't hold still enough for a photo, because bloodhounding, as it turns out, is a full-time job requiring a lot of running about and sniffing out doughnut crumbs.
Just itchin' to pick some pumpkins.
Some serious pumpkin-pickin'-strategizing going on in his head.
Official apple samper
Just the anticipation of a cider doughnut fills his little heart with glee.
He seems to be enjoying his doughnut quite a lot, no?
Just the anticipation of a cider doughnut fills his little heart with glee.
He seems to be enjoying his doughnut quite a lot, no?
Ted.
Hissy & Fit
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Three of the cutest pumpkins ever? Yup.
6 comments:
Such a cute picture of you and your daughter! Looks like tons of fun.
Our trip to the pumpkin patch was 2 months ago. . . the long walk to our vegetable garden. The plant died way back then but miraculously, the pumpkins have survived and are on our front porch. Our fingers are crossed they will last until we can carve them!
We are gearing up to go to Schaake's in Lawrence, we started going when Becca was 5 months old also :) (10 years now), love the simpleness of it all! We miss you guys!
I want to come back. I'm having a moment right now missing Finn of all people! Nine days wasn't enough and that farm looks AMAZING!
Note to self: Visit Chicago in the fall - I want a DOUGHNUT! And I know Wonder Boy is against guns but I have a hunch he may reconsider that when his little sister turns 16 ;)
I love these pics Janna, your kids are so beautiful!
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