Fall Activities!

We did several "fall" activities with the girls again this year. At the beginning of October, we went to Center Grove Orchard again. Bella had a blast there last year, and she did again this year! Plus it was perfect fall weather.

Feeding the goats- Bella is still a little unsure of them eating out of her hand, but she gets a little braver each time!
Checking out the chickens!
And the ducks!
Visiting the three little pigs houses. Bella loved this as she has this story in one of our books, and it is also a favorite game to play at home! Of course Mommy had to visit all of the little houses as well, even though I'm a little too big!
Posing with one of the little pigs. :)
Bella enjoyed sticking her head in all of these!
I believe she kept singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while standing by this picture. :)
Naturally, posing as Alice in Wonderland was another favorite as that is one of Bella's favorite movies!
Enjoying a tea party with the Mad Hatter! :)
Riding on the tractors with Daddy! Bella is still a little too short to push the wheels on her own.
Jumping on the giant pillow! Bella LOVED it this year. She wiped out about every 2 seconds but had so much fun. :)
And there goes one wipe out. :)
Going through the corn maze with Mommy. And there is Miss Grace! She slept the morning away in the sling. :) Apparently not too impressed with the orchard.
Bella all excited to go on a little train ride... However, this did not end well. This was not a smooth train ride by any means. It was VERY bumpy, and this poor girl kept falling out of her seat right away. And one fall resulted in her cutting her lip, crying loudly, which had to end the train ride. :( Bella was a little distraught after that experience.
Thankfully she did have the giant slide to go down afterwards to cheer her up!
Always a favorite. :)
Checking out the GIANT corn pit with Daddy. Bella wasn't a big fan of this- she's kinda girly and doesn't like to get too dirty. :)
Visiting the jumping pillow with Mommy again!
Daddy and Bella posing as farmers.
And here we all are at the end of the day- tuckered out and ready for naps!
Bella had to investigate some apples from the orchard before we left however. :)
Our next fall outing took place at the Fall Fest in Pella in mid October. Another beautiful day! We started out by painting some pumpkins.
Then we got to pet some baby kitties- naturally Bella loved this. :)
Posing with Mommy for a picture while waiting in line....
To ride on a horse! She upgraded from her last ride on a pony. Bella didn't love this horse ride quite as much as last time. Since this horse was much bigger than the pony, it was also quite a bit bumpier. Thankfully, I walked around with her so she didn't freak out and feel like she was going to fall off.
Riding on some tricycles with Daddy. Poor Daddy always gets stuck with the yucky jobs of pushing her around. :)
And here we tried out another train ride. At first, I was going to have her go by herself...
But, as I remembered our last disastrous train ride, I then pulled out my over protective mommy hat and decided to ride with her. It was a good decision as well, as this train ride was ALSO a little bumpy and Bella was panicking about falling again.
Being pushed by Daddy in a wheelbarrow!
Posing as a scarecrow!
We went on a hayride out into the cornfields. Bella enjoyed this, although she started to freak out any time we hit a bump. She really was scarred by her bumpy train ride experience!
And Bella's favorite thing of the day- going down the hay pile slide! She did this a couple times with Mommy...
And a couple times with Grandma Sheri! I've just noticed that Miss Grace is missing in all these pictures. Again, she wasn't thrilled with our fall activity and chose to sleep through it all- this time in Grandma Sheri's arms. :) Bella had lots of fun though!