Luke's First Field Trip

This past Tuesday Luke's preschool took a field trip to Konow's Farm.  It was not the ideal morning for a field trip.  It was rainy and super muddy from the previous days' rain.  But, of course, the kids could have cared less!

This picture does not reflect Luke's excitement about riding on a bus; however, it does depict how unexcited he is about me taking his picture these days. But it shows his pretty eyes so I am posting :)



There's the forced excitement :)

Once we arrived, most of the kids immediately started jumping and sliding and getting muddy!




Time to drive some tractors!



And just as some of the kids were about to go out on the Moo-Choo ride it started to lightening and then raining HARD! We had to climb out and head to some indoor activities, which thankfully they had!

(Patrick, Jackson, and Luke)











We were able to get back on the Moo-Choo ride right before we left!


We grabbed our pie pumpkin and headed back to school on the bus.  The weather wasn't great, but all of the kids seemed to have a great time!

Apple Orchard and Other Fun

We had one of our most fabulous family days on Saturday.

We started the day off at County Line Orchard in Hobart, IN (about 45 minutes from us).


After enjoying some delicious apple cinnamon and pumpkin donuts, we headed out to the family farm to see miniature horses, goats, and other animals!








Then of course Luke had to check out the school bus.


Luke was very excited to ride the Moo Choo!






Luke also enjoyed the toddler play area, especially the bale maze!




Guess what Paige did most of the time??? She did wake up to take some pictures towards the end of our visit!


Luke absolutely loved picking apples! I knew he liked apples, but this kid could not get enough of them. He would pick one and bite right into it and he loved every single kind he tried! I kept calling him Lukey Appleseed and he would say, "No, I'm a cowboy!" (which is what he is being for Halloween), he's too funny! I think a separate post is needed solely of apple-eating pictures!






We spent a lot of time in the orchard so we decided not to make the trek out to the pumpkin patch and just pick out a few from the front of the barn.






Thanks County Line Orchard - I think we will be returning year after year!


So after the orchard we made a little stop at home and then headed to church. And after church we hit up the park!

Guess who let out the biggest belly laugh...


She was cracking up when Luke was swinging towards her face! I heard her laugh for the first time on Friday, but it was NOTHING like this laugh, and it was so great to see her big brother be the one to make it happen!




Once we got home, we played outside until it was WAY past babies' bedtimes!








Cheers to a great day!

Pumpkin Patch

Last Sunday we headed to the pumpkin patch with Grandma and Grandpa Z. This year we headed to Johansen Farms in Bolingbrook. It was recommended to me by someone from work, and the two great thing are that there is a ton of stuff for kids and once you pay to get in, everything else is free!



















Luke is a big fan of Barney these days so it was great that we got to see him at the farm too!


There were some BIG ducks there!








The cutest driver took us for a ride on his bus!








Luke rode on his very first pony and I have to say, he LOVED it!


He was seriously laughing hysterically. It was the best! The laughing quickly ended though when the pony ride ended and he had to get off!


Then we were off to pick our pumpkins! Luke HAD to pull the wagon, no matter how many pumpkins were in it! He is one strong boy!






It was another successful year at the pumpkin patch!