It's become sort of a tradition. My sisters and I load up the van and take the boys to the Pumpkin Patch. For the past several years, we've always gone to Kercher's in Goshen. It's a nice little patch where there are plenty of apple trees for picking and pumpkins for choosing.
We decided to break tradition a bit this year. We took Glenn with us and were off on a new adventure. I had heard about a place up in Columa, Michigan that was lots of fun. So we loaded up the van, met Dad and Diane on the bypass and we were off!
What a fun fall day we had! It was Glenn, Kim, Brady, Keely, Reilly, Dad, Diane and Me! We went to Jollay Orchard and we had lots of fun! They have everything there! Much more than Kerchers! We got to ride on a Ferris wheel, see a puppet show (we didn't actually sit and watch, but we walked by a couple of times), take hay rides, visit haunted houses, go fishing in a pond, pick apples, choose pumpkins, visit the "old town", learn about bees, feed goats, pigs and ducks and crawl through blow up thingies. It was a really nice change from our regular tradition!
Here are some pictures of our day!
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| Reilly and Grandpa--ready to go! |
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| So excited to be "driving" the tractor |
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| My little man |
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| Brady the Pumpkin |
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| Dad, Diane, and Reilly acting like animals at Jollay Orchards! |
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| These crazy things about came right out the fence to say hello |
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| They just want a little love....and food. |
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| Dad and Diane on the Ferris wheel...that was one chilly ride! |
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| Brady was seeing how high he could swing |
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| Auntie Kim, Brady, Auntie Keely and Rei-Guy on the windy hay ride |
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| The Ornats! |
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| Grandma and Grandpa, with Auntie Keely and the boys |
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| My handsome man |
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| Grandpa and Brady |
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| Reilly had too many choice as to who to sit with, so he just made his rounds while the hay ride was in progress |
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| So many pumpkins... |
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| Umm..this one might be bigger than he is! |
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| Brady found an open pumpkin, so he was "planting" the seeds in new locations |
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| The cutest 6 year old in the world |
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| Say cheese |
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| Ready to pick some apples |
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| Oh, you mean I shouldn't be eating this yet? |
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| Pooped from our fun fall day! |
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