Thursday, October 14, 2010

Jollay Orchards

Wednesday I took Hank to spend a few hours with Grandma Young while I accompanied Eleanor on her first field trip. Moccasin's preschool took a trip to Coloma to Jollay Orchards. It was a great orchard with a hayride, pumpkin patch, apple orchard, cider press, playground, and fish pond. Sadly the weather took a turn and we went from sunny and 70 degree days to a rainy and barely 60 degree day.

We watched a cider demonstration as storm clouds rolled in.
To beat the rain we hurried and took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch saving the cider tasting to when we got back. It was the cutest little pumpkin patch full of the smallest pumpkins. Perfect for the preschoolers.
Check out those tiny pumpkins
Eleanor and her buddy Kyle with their pumpkins

Here comes the rain

We all tasted the cider that was just pressed and then had lunch under tents.
Eleanor loved the cider

Everyone was cold and wet so we had to pack things in about an hour early. It was unfortunate because Jollay had a great playground which the kids didn't get to enjoy. We may have to take a family trip back there - maybe even check out the haunted house which is in an old church.

The old church which they made into a haunted house - spooky!

The playground area

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That place looks like it was pretty awesome...maybe in a few years it'll be Niles Haunted House time? Oh, and happy birthday by the way :-)

Unknown said...

Thanks Megan! Yeah, I think we're a few years out from the Niles Haunted House :)

IUgirl78 said...

Wow--that place does look awesome! Too bad the rain spoiled some of the fun...