We went on three great day trips in October. In honor of Columbus Day (he did discover America, after all), we drove up to Lancaster County, PA, to enjoy Amish Country. We enjoyed eating a traditional family-style meal at Plain and Fancy (http://www.plainandfancyfarm.com/).
Alexandra tasted iced raisin bread, chow chow, apple butter, noodles, roast beef, chicken sausage, the best fried chicken EVER, chicken pot pie, carrots, corn, and ice cream - and then promptly fell into the most adorable baby food coma.
The next weekend, we went to Ft. Pickett to see Frank graduate from Officer Candidate School and commission as an officer with the Virginia National Guard. We are so proud of Frank! He also won a special leadership award and was given a sword.
We were excited to see Frank become 2LT Frank C. Yurasko. And happy to spend time with cousins (see Kelvin, Frankie, Jake and Bryce in the chairs ).
Alexandra had fun congratulating her godfather on this special day! For more photos and a video, see Melissa's blog in my list to the right (she's much more up-to-date than me and covers this trip in an October entry).
The next day, we headed up towards Baltimore. We were supposed to meet up with Margaret at a corn maze, but, as it was sold out for the day, we had fun at a local farm instead! This trip ended up being a perfect fit for me, as I recently finished reading The Omnivore's Dilemma (thanks, Dad!). Alexandra really wanted to pet these turkeys. 
Alexandra and Christopher are not sure what to make of this horse.
Margaret assuring Alexandra that the horse is friendly.
Alexandra really wanted to pet the horse- but she got a little shy!
Such a fun day! She was so hilarious with those horses (and the turkeys, and the chickens, and...).
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