The Plan: Head to the Orchard around 10, let the kids play, get a pumpkin for Josh, eat a picnic lunch then get some apple slushies and head home. We knew the weather for today was going to have a high of about 66* (around 5 pm) and it was going to be breezy but we thought we would be ok.
What actually happened was we got to the orchard around 10 then found out the temperature was 50* with a constant wind of about 30 mph with gusts of 40 mph. Yowza! The kids (and us) piled on our jackets and then we went to play. Paislee's eyes were watering so bad from the wind and we were seriously wiping her nose every 30 seconds. We all ended up playing for about an hour. After the playground area everyone got a wagon and headed to the pumpkin patch. For some reason the kids thought it was fun to take a wagon all the way out there. The kids helped Josh try to find the biggest pumpkin he could then we came back in for pony rides. After the pony rides and thawing out a little bit we went into the store and got a cherry pie and apple slushies. We couldn't believe that with their frozen hands they wanted a slushie but they did and we promised so we got them. I guess it doesn't matter the temperature apple slushies are always good. We passed on the picnic lunch and just grabbed some food on the way home and ate indoors. Overall, it was a good morning and we did have fun.
Chaney and Tucker were hiding in the corn house to get warm. Tucker kept his hood up like this most of the time he was playing.
Chaney and Tucker's favorite game is playing spies. They love to try and sneak up on you and see what you are doing without you actually seeing them. After we got into the play area today these two took off and then continued trying to spy on Josh, Pais and I. The funny thing is these two social animals always end up meeting and getting new friends to join their "spy" crew.
Pais driving the little John Deere tractor. Her legs were a little short so she needed daddy's assistance.
In the corn house again.
Daddy & Paislee hiding out.
Everybody and their wagons.
Paislee got the free ride in the wagon and kept daddy's pumpkin from falling out.
Chaney talked this lady's ear off the entire time she rode the pony. Surprise....
Our young cowboy in the making. Eat your heart our ladies...
PS-While we were there we ran into our friend Shane. Some of you know him so we thought we would update you on what is going on. He and his wife are still living out here in our area. They are expecting their third little girl in December. Shane is doing some pulpit filling in some rural Friends churches. He and the family seem to be doing very well.
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