Amish Country Weekend: Amish Country Theater

We spent a weekend in Ohio Amish Country. I am recapping our adventures here. To see what else we did, please visit: 
Amish Country Weekend: Day 1
Amish Country Weekend: The Farm at Walnut Creek
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After heading back to the hotel, we decided to swim and cool off. Thankfully, the pool was much less crowded in the afternoon and it was really fun to swim and splash around with the kids. Bill spent most of his time in the hot tub as he was having back spasms (we think it was the result of the mattress that we were sleeping on).

After swimming, we headed back to the room for a yummy snacky dinner and to get ready to go The Amish Country Theater.

According to it's website, The Amish Country Theater is "Award-Winning Live theater in Ohio’s Amish Country! Hold on to your seats and get ready for some explosive laughter! Voted a Top 100 Event in North America by the American Bus Association, Amish Country Theater’s shows are performed in a remarkable 600-seat auditorium with state-of-the art lighting, video, and sound. Plus, every event is designed to be fun for the whole family, from the littlest young’uns to the orneriest grand pappy!

You’ll meet nationally acclaimed Ventriloquist Ken Groves, whose comedy has taken him all around the world including 14 national television appearances. You’ll laugh with comedian Lynyrd, a spotlight stealin’ country bumpkin, who’s as unpredictable as an Ohio spring. And don’t forget the famous Amish comedy trio “The Beachy’s” and Fannie Mae, whose parody songs and jokes about farm living will keep you laughing the whole way home."

We thought it would be a fun evening and something out of the ordinary. We went to see the variety show "When Pigs Fly."

Well according to Rebecca, it was the best part of our weekend. I will admit that I laughed more than I have in a really long time. The kids, Bill and I all really enjoyed the show and had a blast.

Bill even got called up to help out with the ventriloquist's final song! 

Speaking of the ventriloquist, Benjamin LOVED the act. He was laughing so much! 

Overall, it was a really great way to spend an evening with good clean, family fun. It was probably the least Amish thing we did but it was a great time. We have already said that we will have to make plans to go back to see a different show.  

Amish Country Weekend: The Farm at Walnut Creek

Thank you everyone on your well wishes on getting my wisdom tooth removed. I am 5 days out and the pain is minimal. Last night I was able to eat more solid food with less pain so that is an improvement. I go back to the dentist tomorrow for a follow-up. I have had a busy few days with a camp-out this weekend, my 40th birthday on Sunday and trying to play catch-up yesterday on housework (still not done). However I still have a couple of posts about our Amish weekend to work on first. Trying to play catch-up so please bear with me!! :-) 

Two Saturday mornings ago, we awoke early to get an early start on our day as it was supposed to be around 110 degrees real feel temperature. We ate breakfast at the hotel-- which was phenomenal. They had a wonderful selection. Then we headed out to our first stop of the day... The Farm at Walnut Creek. I have been to the farm before with Ben on 2 preschool field trips. I wanted to take Rebecca and Jacob. 

When we arrived we first headed toward the wagon ride area. We were a little early  for our scheduled 9:30AM ride, so we walked around the bird area a little bit and saw some pretty peacocks walking around.  

We then got to the wagon ride area in time to take the 9:30AM wagon ride. Rebecca loved the wagon ride. Ben did as well. Jacob wasn't too sure of it all and he and I sat in the middle. They had a lot of different animals to feed, including llamas, different kinds of cattle, deer, and others. They also had a new baby giraffe on the property named Lisa who was 4 weeks old. So cute. 

After the ride we had some food left over so we went around to feed the other animals on the property, including the goats. 

Jacob did not want to feed the animals. I know he was scared and unsure. Bill even told him that he would take him to a Browns football game this year it he did. Well, after much cajoling we finally got him to a feed a goat. 

Then, to my amazement a few minutes later I caught Jacob by himself down at the end of a fence feeding a little goat that was all by himself. Jacob said that the little goat was hungry and he didn't want it to feel left out. But for Jacob to do it all on his own...I was so proud of him! 

We toured the rest of the property including the huge Amish house. There we bought some peach jam, apple butter and peanut butter from Alma, this sweet older Amish woman who was selling her home canned jams. Bill even fell in the love with the apple butter (I have been trying for 15 years to get him to try it.) 

After we left the farm, we decided to head out to find some lunch. After some scouting around (we were not going to wait 90 minutes for a table at Der Dutchman) we ended up in Charm at the Charm Family Restaurant. The food was okay, nothing too special, but the staff was friendly. 

After lunch, we stopped at a farm stand to get some bread and fruit for dinner (to go with the peanut butter and jam we had bought at the farm). We decided to just have a snacky type dinner that night since we had lunch late and we had a fun evening activity planned. Then we headed back to the hotel to swim and cool off!  

Losing Some Wisdom

Happy Friday! 

So as I mentioned yesterday, I have been dealing with tooth pain for the last couple days. I went to a new dentist yesterday (as the one I had previously used couldn't get me in until the middle of August!). Well, after taking x-rays and looking, it was determined that it was my wisdom tooth on my top right side and it needed to come out. No root canal or anything could save it. The doctor said that they could do it right then and there if I wanted as they weren't that busy. Or I could wait until next week, but potentially risk it getting infected. I decided to have it pulled then and there. The only problem was it had really long roots and so was a pain in the a** for the dentist to pull. They sent me home with pain meds and an antibiotic. 

Today my mouth is sore but manageable. The only bad thing is that I am supposed to only eat soft foods. Well, eggs have become my friend I guess. I might go get some mashed potatoes later at KFC. I am supposed to go camping tonight so that should be interesting. Oh well, it needed to be done. Now I am just a little less wise.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Yes, they are real crickets.

I was going to post more about our weekend away to Amish country but I am not feeling it today. I have a throbbing mouth and a dentist appointment in about an hour. Mouth started hurting on Tuesday, called the dentist I have used in the past and they can't get me in until middle of August. So am going to a new dentist in town that takes our insurance. 

But I did want to answer Linda's (from More Parsimony) question about the crickettes that my husband gets whenever we are on vacation. 

Yes they are real crickets!

I will not taste them. Jacob ate one this year and got it down. Ben tried one and spat it out. Rebecca and I are smart and won't even put them in our mouths. LOL It has become a fun tradition. 

Well, that is all I have today. My mouth hurts even though I took ibuprofen. :( Not looking forward to going to the dentist. 

Amish Country weekend: Day 1

On Friday we headed up to Amish Country after "A" got picked up. We were going on a little weekend getaway with the kids. We ended up staying in Berlin at a really nice Comfort Suites. The room we had was spacious with cathedral ceilings. It was in the newer part of the hotel. (When I look at hotels, I try to find ones that will accommodate all 5 of us, that have a free breakfast, and an indoor pool. I also look at ratings, etc.)

The hotel was within walking distance to a bunch of shops, etc. So after checking in we decided to head out and get something to eat. 
Friday night is typically pizza night in our house so we decided to try out East of Chicago Pizza for dinner. This is a chain restaurant and we typically do not eat at chain places when out of town, but we do make an exception if we don't have one in our area. We do not. We ended up getting the buffet and it was pretty good. I was happy to get a salad! 

After dinner, we headed out to explore a little bit. We stopped in at a highly recommended shop--- Main Street Fudge and Popcorn Company shop. This was a neat shop with TONS of flavors of popcorn and fudge. We ended up getting some sample bags of different popcorn flavors to try as a snack. I got birthday cake flavor-- it was really good. Rebecca got cheddar and sour cream (it was okay-just tasted like cheddar popcorn). Jacob got chocolate and Ben got banana flavor. They were just okay. Bill got his crickettes (yes these are crickets that are flavored and sold as a treat) which has become a tradition for him to get when we are out of town. 

Then it was time to head back to the hotel and check out the pool. Well, everyone else had the same idea as the pool was PACKED. But the kids had a good time and that is what mattered. 

After swimming, it was time to head back to the room for a snack and to head to bed as we were heading out early the next morning for a fun destination.