Yesterday was a day full of family fun. After a few morning errands, we climbed in the car to head to Harvest Day at Crossroads Heritage Center, a local museum dedicated to Mennonite and Brethren history here in the valley. Here are a few pictures from our time there:
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| Posing outside the old schoolhouse after viewing a puppet show about what life would have been like for kids on a Mennonite farm in the 1800s |
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| "Milking" a wooden cow |
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| Drawing up water using the old pump |
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| Listening to a story about "Ghost Pie" in the kitchen of the farmhouse |
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| Turning the lever on the old apple cider press |
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| Bonding with chocolate lab Annie while on our wagon ride |
We enjoyed samples of kettle corn, cider, and sorghum molasses, which they were also making. The girls got to paint pumpkins, learn to make two babies in a cradle with a handkerchief, and made glue and bean designs on paper plates.
Just before noon we headed to Hillandale Park to get some lunch at the International Festival. This is a wonderful event put on each year in Harrisonburg that showcases the many cultures that live and work here. I especially enjoyed sampling lots of different and yummy ethnic foods. The girls stuck to fried chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese!
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| Sophie's blue lips while enjoying some blueberry Italian ice |
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| Showing off her Chinese name tag and special purse that she bought from one of the many vendors |
We then came home, where I baked some chocolate chip banana bread with a few overripe bananas and made some peanut butter apple crisp with a few apples that were on their last legs.
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| Why, yes I did take a bite of this delicious bread before snapping a picture |
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| It was a great evening for a fire and s'mores |
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| Ending my day with a delicious bowl of apple crisp and frozen yogurt |
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