Our first stop on our lovely drive through Amish Country was a petting zoo that turned out to be free and AWESOME! I LOVE creatures-touching them, feeding them etc. Oh, and Ella liked it too. This little goat was our favorite. All the big goats pushed him out of the way when I tried to feed him but I waited them out and fed him in a little corner :-)
Ella was skeptical about actually touching any animals. She didn't actually "pet" a single animal at the petting zoo (I more than made up for it). We saw an enormous yak, llamas, a kangaroo, donkeys, a parrot that said "hello" extremely loudly, a turkey, rabbits and even a binturong (we had to google it). Lots of fun!
We also went to the Strasburg Railroad and played on working trains and in their store (every Thomas the Tank Engine toy you could EVER want).
We also spent some time in some Amish shops and then went on a great buggy ride where Lloyd, our 80 year old driver, told us all about each farm we went past, pointed out his neighbors and family members who were out plowing or sweeping or playing and let us ask any questions we had about the Amish. He has lived in a 4 mile radius his entire life! It was very informative and he was a SWEET old man and really liked Ella. She even went and sat in the front with him for most of the 30 minute ride!
From the back of the buggy-my new favorite picture of Ella.
WOW! Ella looks SO much like you (when you were a little kid) in that last picture.
ReplyDeleteThat last picture of Ella is gorgeous! It looks like you had a really great time. :)
ReplyDeletecorinne--i loved all the pictures and commentary...i really want to get up there with my boys sometime...i went as a kid, but i didn't do all the fun stuff you all did :)
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