Pumpkin Patch

We headed over to County Line Orchard in Indiana last weekend to experience fall in all its glory. Now this is no ordinary pumpkin patch--this place is a pumpkin patch on steroids. It has 3 huge parking lots to accommodate the hundreds, maybe thousands, of people that come each day. It has u-pick apple orchards and pumpkins, a kids pumpkin patch, a train, a petting zoo, bee hives, and a huge red barn that houses a store, a restaurant and the donut making facility. That's right, I said donuts--pumpkin glazed and cider donuts to be exact! Mommy and Daddy have been coming to this place as long as they have lived in Chicago and this is the 3rd year that Jack has joined in. This year was so fun because Jack is finally at an age where he really enjoys all the different activities. He was so cute running around from one thing to the next.

Jack loved riding on the "Moo Choo". We specifically picked the "Dairi Queen" cow just for Nana!
Jack had a blast riding the John Deere's all over the farm yard. If only his great-grandpa Bud were alive to see it!
Jack was very interested in feeding the goats but was kind of frightened when he actually got close. Instead of giving the hay directly to the goats, he would just lay it close by.
These goats are crazy. They climb way up in the trees across bridges and onto platforms. It is very strange to look up and see a goat standing above you!


Since Jack was afraid of feeding the live goats he opted for feeding the plastic horse instead :)
Jack really has a thing for pumpkins, which he calls "puppy" but it sounds more like "poopy"!
Daddy was using a wheelbarrow to carry our pumpkins and Jack insisted on climbing in for a free ride. He sat there the whole time we picked up pumpkins and paid for them.
The day would not have been complete without sharing a cider donut with Daddy!