Jonamac Apple and Pumpkin Orchard...

Yesterday, we went to the Jonamac Apple and Pumpkin Orchard in Malta, which is about five miles west of DeKalb. It's a neat little farm, with a petting zoo, small kiddie rides, playgrounds, and areas to pick your own apples and pumpkins. It was a nice Illinois fall day, so we decided to go. Kaila seemed very subdued the whole time, but I think she was just taking it all in, because as soon as we got into the car to leave, she got all excited & started to babble a whole lot. We all had a really good time. Anyway, here are some pictures:

Can't wait 'til Kaila can ride the ponies...

We finished the wooden maze...yay!

We didn't realize when we went, that Jonamac had a celebrity guest, and WE WERE ABLE TO MEET HIM. On showcase was the Boise Junior College mascot: Da Donkey. Here's a pic of Kaila greeting him. Daddy was behind the camera, giving the donkey "the bird."

Kaila petting a llama. For some reason, this llama kept following Cisco around the pen, with a look on its face asking, "are you my father?"

This little potbelly pig was so cute!! Believe it or not, it was the size of a rabbit.

This little goat was the cutest of all the animals. It was so tiny...

The wall of hay...

It took awhile, but Cisco finally figured out the "no-left turn" maze.

Kaila was so subdued during the visit. So Mommy tried to get a smile out of her...

Picking Sadie's and Kaila's baby pumpkin...

A field of pumpkins. As you can see, a lot had already been picked...

They had a hayride hauling visitors to and from the main area to the picking area. We caught a ride on the way back, since we forgot to grab a wheelbarrow.

Three pumpkins: Daddy, Mommy, and The Girls.

Riding the hayride back to the main park...

Sadie has been sleeping on our bed for a while now. She usually either sleeps at the foot of the bed, or in between our legs. But when we woke up this morning, Sadie was in a new spot: laying with her sister.

With it getting colder here, we bought Kaila some mittens and a winter cap. She looks like a Filipino-Hawaiian Eskimo.