Minnesota Harvest Orchard

On September 21st we went to the Minnesota Harvest Orchard in Jordan (http://www.minnesotaharvest.net/). It was a beautiful day! Ryan got to ride a pony and that was really exciting for him. We visited the petting zoo (not so fun - more comments later). We took a tractor-trailor ride out into the orchard, but decided not to get off and pick apples because the kids were getting tired at that point. The ride was really fun though! We also went inside their store and I picked up some yummy corn relish (it's really good mixed with sour cream and used as a dip for chips). Everything was fun, except the petting zoo. We paid to get inside and get some chow for the animals. Once we got inside though... it was crazy. We were swarmed by animals - one even jumped on me while I was holding Grace. I thought it was weird that they didn't have the animals lined up behind gates or fences. They were just running around free. And there was this one animal - a big sheep I guess - that was such a bully trying to get the most food. Now that I think back on it, it's kind of funny. That sheep was funny. But I would've preferred a more organized, contained environment. Also, there was manure everywhere!!! You couldn't walk without stepping on it. Gross. Ryan didn't care though. He loved the petting zoo, so I guess that is all that matters. Ryan got to see and touch a big horse too. These pictures are in really random order.


Grace and Scott waiting for the tractor ride to start.


Ryan, patiently waiting for the tractor ride to start.






He was mad Scott made him stop looking at the ducks to take a picture.










A couple years ago when we took Ryan's picture here, he had pink eye! Poor kid. But not this time.


THIS is the bully sheep! :)




Ryan knew that this was a llama. I couldn't believe it. He spotted it before we did and said, "There's a llama!"


Waiting for the pony ride.

Checking out the big horses.