It is official... My new favorite month is October. I have always contended that spring is my favorite time of year (I think because another school year is winding down and summer is on the horizon). But since having children, I have grown to love the fall and all of the festivals it brings to Kentucky. We have had many adventures in the past weeks, and the weather has been fantastic! We are blessed in central Kentucky to have many farms that welcome visitors year round, but they become very special places to go in September and October. We have discussed going away for fall break, but thanks to the many fun and inexpensive things we have found to do locally, I think we will just stay home and visit local attractions instead.
Chris and I joined Amy, Charles and Joann at Evans Orchard. As you can see, Evans Orchard is bustling with activity. We were a bit intimidated by the large crowd of cars we saw in the parking lot, but like Boyd's Orchard, they were able to handle the crowd with no problems. Sarah was particularly drawn to the large blow up slide in the middle of the screen. Imagine that!
Here is a shot of the apple orchard. It seems so peaceful out here. I think owning one of these would be a fun career (most of the time). Your efforts are rewarded yearly at harvest. I don't get those tangible rewards very often in teaching (they come long after the students have left high school).
They offer lunch on the grounds. The food was really good! Chris loved his hamburger, I loved my grilled chicken, and Sarah spent quite some time trying to figure out this pumpkin drink. Once she got the hang of it, all was well.
The hardest part about lunch was forcing Sarah to eat next to the bouncy slide!
Sarah made a friend. She was drawn to him because they matched. As usual, she talked his ear off! Notice his amazement at her verbal skills. Ha!
We bought tickets and waited for our "hay ride." Notice there is no hay, but there is a cover which was nice on this warm day.
Chris posing for a rare photo with his mom.
Sarah poses with her buddy, Papaw Coleman.
As you can see, she is pretty pumped about her tractor ride.
And we're off!
You can see that there are many different crops grown at Evans. They even had a corn maze to try if you are brave enough. We opted out today...it was too close to Sarah's nap time.
Sarah and I both love the pumpkin patch! I will just daydream about owning a farm like this some day... (I know, the grass is always greener, but can't a girl dream...)
Sarah had a blast on the tractor ride!
Afterward, our little lion posed for a photo. Roar!
Finally, we let her ride her first pony. She did a great job of holding on with no help! We plan to come back in a couple of weeks with her preschool, so we purposely did not do everything the orchard had to offer on this day. I guess this adventure should be entitled Evans Orchard (to be continued...)
Here is Sarah's first pony ride. I can't help but feel sorry for these ponies. I truly hope they get lots of breaks!
Till next time...
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