Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Patch

I spent last weekend in Clarinda with my Mom and Sister for the Craft Carnival. I left the boys at home for some quality guy time. Friends from church asked us to go to an orchard with them on Sunday, so I drove home in time and then we all met up and drove to the Center Grove Orchard near Cambridge. None of us had been there before and it was much bigger than any of us expected! Tyler and Julianna had a great time playing in/on/around all of the activity areas. Here are some of their adventures:

Getting ready to jump on the giant pillow

Chasing each other around the straw maze

Mom and Tyler going down the giant slide!Holding hands and leading the way in the corn mazeHere is the BIG pumpkin patch!Our chosen family "gump-kin"The giant "corn pool" way a big hit!Tyler got to drive a tractor AND ride on a tractor/wagon at the orchardTyler's highlight at the end was eating an apple from the big bag we bought in the store on the way out! Dad got ice cream and Mom got some apple donuts and we shared some apple cider (YUM)! It was a great family outing and we had lots of fun with our friends who were kind enough to invite us along for the adventure!