Our new sign at the road was ready just in time!
Guests visited the animals and toured the restored farmhouse. 
Oma, our grandmother, welcomed visitors to enjoy hot apple cider and cookies indoors. Unfortunately, I only made about 200 cookies, so we ran out early.Sammie, our farm dog, with her red bandana
Mama decorated the farm with over 70 pumpkins that she was blessed to find discounted for only one penny each!View of our farm from the road
Mama painted the unsightly pumphouse and converted a coffee table thrift store find into a cute cow spot-decorated bench.
Elliott's turkeys have all been slaughtered and most have been sold. Tomorrow Elliott and Oliver will be helping our friends, the Wilsons, finish processing their final 100 turkeys.
It was exciting to see Elliott's hard work pay off as many of his turkeys sold in our new farm store.Oliver, Mr. Joel Salatin (author and prominent pioneer in organic farming in the United States), and Elliott at an event a couple weeks ago
The hay loft was converted into a movie theater for a showing of the recently released documentary "Food Inc."
Daddy constructed and Oma painted the cow for the childrens' cow milking station
Sheridan demonstrating milking the cow (it had water with dish soap in it so it would appear like bubbly milk) 
The cow milking station was a big hit among the children!
Daddy operated the hay ride
Children also enjoyed the swings
Oliver was in charge of the new farm store
It was a great day, but we are so happy to be finished! Our Customer Appreciation Day is the biggest farm event of our year, and it often seems that everything we do around the house and farm is in preparation for this one day. It is so nice to have it out of the way. Now we can relax and fully enjoy the holidays and upcoming winter.A barn cat, affectionately named, "Sheridan's Kitty", cuddled up in the hay
~Meredith
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