Fall in the Midwest

This weekend my sister, Kim, her daughter, Janice, and my mom and dad all came to Peoria to visit. It was fun to show off our town and enjoy the beautiful weather. Everyone should live in the midwest; it was a perfect Fall weekend.

We spent all day Saturday at a great apple orchard and pumpkin patch.

There were all kinds of photo opportunities, and parts of it ended up being a lot like a county fair. Janice wasn't a big fan of the petting zoo area. I thought she was going to cry when the billy goat got so close to her stroller. He was as big as she was!

She really liked this train. She waited patiently for her turn to "drive," and then this little boy cut in front of her, so it just made sense to push him out of the way. She's learning early not to take any crap from boys.
Janice is really interested in steering wheels and honking horns. First, she got in. Then she asked Grandma to get in too. Then, she got into the next four carts, just to honk their horns. I wonder where she learned to be impatient with other drivers?

When we were finished at the "fair," we ventured into the apple orchard and pumpkin patch. As you can see, Ryan is very particular about his pumpkins. He went to great extents to pick the perfect pumpkin for this year's carving. I can't wait to see what he does with it!

We had a great weekend. We wish all our family lived closer, but it has been so nice to see so many these past few months.

Happy Fall!