Adventures on Day Two!

On Friday, Elizabeth and Brian both had classes to attend in the morning. We decided to take their dog for a walk to the park that was right down the street. Thomas had fun getting his wiggles out and we had fun looking at the beautiful homes and checking out everyone's front yard gardens. The leaves were just so beautiful and Thomas had lots of fun playing in them.

 

When Brian got back from class, we went to lunch. It was a small cafe. Thomas ordered a blueberry milkshake and even ate tomoates and a pickle. After lunch we drove through more cornfields. This time we stopped to get some pictures. The corn is grown there for animals; not humans. Therefore; it doesn't have to be harvested when it's green. it was very cold and windy when we went. It was hard to Thomas to look up at the camera. (I also took video of this and will try to post.)

Afterwards, we went to the Curtis Apple Orchard. It was absolutely amazing of a place. We bought two bags to fill with apples. The only kinds that we were allowed to pick were the Golden Delicious and the Gold Rush kind. We also picked out a pumpkin for Liz and Brian's house. It weighed 27 pounds! Thomas got the hang of using the little claw to take down the apples from the tree. Some were so tiny. Elizabeth plans to make some applesauce with all the apples. They were very yummy!

We went to pick up Elizabeth from class and stopped at the church on campus where Brian works. It was so pretty inside! We also got some Univerysity of Illinois souveniors and then headed back to their house.

We had to get ready for Elizabeth's concert. She plays in the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra. It was a wonderful preformance and the concert hall was breathtaking. I loved learning all the little facts about it. Elizabeth should be a tour guide! Sadly, Thomas didn't make it though the concert. He fell asleep after the first performance. I guess all the travel caught up with him. After the concert, we had a little surprise for mom for her birthday. Elizabeth had ordered speciality cupcakes and her friends helped us celebrate. Day Two proved to be another fun, busy day.