Amish Country

Over the Memorial Day weekend we decided to get away. The original plan was to go to the beach but we decided to go to Lancaster, PA instead. Dallas and I have always loved visiting Lancaster but there is only so much for kids to do there. So, we loaded up and off we went for an Amish adventure.



Tru was not excited yet!







Soon after we checked into our hotel we headed out to drive through the farmlands.

We stopped at a roadside bakery but found that they were closed. However, there were animals to be petted and fed before we could leave.

Dallas got an up-close and personal Amish adventure.

As we were driving along the back roads we saw a baby calf making a run for it. The calf ran through a field and across the road in front of us. An Amish farmer was chasing after him. The farmer had just purchased the calf and it had somehow escaped.

Dallas stopped our van and got out to help capture the calf. Two other cars also stopped to help. The kids thought this was wonderful and they wanted to get out too!!

In the end the calf was caught and the farmer headed back to his farm.

I snapped this photo quickly and from a distance. The Amish do not believe in having graven images and therefore do not wish to be photographed.

Saturday morning we decided to take a buggy ride (just like an Amish family) through the farmlands. As many times as Dallas and I have been to Lancaster we had never participated in this activity. The kids were super excited!

Lin-Ley sat right up front with the driver.

We have taken the official tour of the farmlands several times. We found that we actually prefer to drive around ourselves. We finally found the farm we most like to visit. Dallas and the kids went straight toward the barn. Lin-Ley discovered the new baby calf.


The ladies were taking it easy.

We stopped by another road side bakery and found a menagerie of animals.

The peacock was beautiful!

Saturday evening and Sunday morning we took the kids to Dutch Wonderland. This was our first visit to the park.

Saturday the park was cool and almost empty. Perfect!

This photo was from our very first ride. Lin-Ley and I were in front of Dallas and Tru.

Low-and-behold - we saw one of Tru's classmates up in the air!

Happy Memorial Day!

Quote Of The Day:

This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis