Apple Orchard

Last Monday, we made our annual trip to the apple orchard with our playgroup. It was the one nice day last week, which was perfect. We didn't have to contend with mud this year!

Jacob waiting for the hay ride. We took a ride to the apple picking area. He thought it was great to "ride on a tractor!" Even though it was nice out, he insisted on wearing his hat. He eventually took it off because he was hot.

Gently picking apples and placing them in his bag. I think this was where a whole branch came off the tree when he pulled. Oops!

Let's try another one, twisting the apple properly

Mariella wanted to try one. Luckily, she didn't get a bite, but she did break the skin and tasted the juice.

Jacob and his friend Brody waiting for the tractor to take us back

You can't leave without playing on the giant pile of hay! He had the wrong jacket for this--the fuzzy part (dark blue) was covered in it when he was finished.

Mariella gets in on the action, of course needing to taste it first





Then we checked out the pumpkins. Look at this silly girl! Poor thing had the wind in her face for this picture, but it's a good jack-o-lantern grin!

This was the best I could do to get both kids with the pumpkins. Jacob didn't want to sit still.

These last 2 pictures were taken by another mom. She has a wonderful camera and has a great eye for photography. We are always excited when she brings her camera to an activity, because we know we'll get a couple of lovely pictures from her.



Jacob and Scarlett