Jonamac Orchard

The weather this fall has been absolutely beautiful. We were able to take advantage of Fall's last good weekend of weather by spending the day at the Jonamac Orchard in Malta. The day was geared around Kaila, since Kenna's still too young to do the activities. Kaila really enjoyed herself and the sunny, warm weather always helps. We pigged out on apple donuts, apple cider slushy, and just enjoyed the day.

We went to Jonamac our very first fall here in Illinois two years ago. We'll flashback to that time with a few pictures in this post.

Kaila playing in the silo full of corn.

Kaila and Mommy going through the maze in 2008...........

......and Kaila doing the maze by herself in 2010.

Playing with the shovel and tractors in the sandbox.

We knew Grandma Reyes would LOVE this picture of Kaila lying down in the sandbox.

Kaila doing the rubber ducky water pump race. Kenna cheering her on from the stroller.

Driving the tractor.

Kaila petting the animals two years ago.....
......and Kaila in 2010 doing the same.

Doing a maze with Daddy. We were hesitant at first, but we conquered that thing quicker than we thought.

Probably the best activity they had: the Jumping Pillow. They didn't have this 2 years ago. You can really launch people on it. With so many people jumping, you can't help but get bounced around. Kaila got tossed a few times, and she blamed it on me, even though I was just standing there.

Kaila riding the apple train.

We worked hard to walk, find, and pick these. These were the chosen ones....

Two years ago, riding the ponies was a dream to Kaila.......
.....now, it's a reality.

We really enjoyed ourselves during our visit to Jonamac. Because this was one of the first family events we did after moving here in Fall of 2008, Kaui and I reminisced about our last visit, how back then there was only 3 of us, and how far we've come since then (with Kenna now). Jonamac has a lot to offer, only being a few minutes away from our house.