We've been learning about the seasons in school and talking about all the fun things we get to do in the fall. I think we cleaned the library out of all their "fall" season books. One of the things we talked about (and actually do) annually, is to go apple picking. Last year we went right around Labor Day and it was still super hot. This year, it really felt like fall. It was a beautiful sunny day with rolling white clouds and started out chilly and breezy but warmed up to a nice 65 degree day.
It's a bit of a drive to the farm, but once we got there the kids were SO excited to be there! We bough our apple bag but got sidetracked by the cool farm animals. Dylan is obsessed with all animals and burst into a rendition of "Old Donald had a farm...e-i-e-i-o!" in front of one of the farmers, who took it good naturedly. One of the little goats escaped through the fence and made immediate friends with my two food-holding little boys.
Dylan was especially attached to the pig. For the first time, he heard the pig "oink." Every time it oinked he got a little scared and backed up. It was a big pig.
The apples this year were beautiful and round and red and virtually free of spots (unlike last year). They were crisp and juicy.
Ryan and Dylan found a nice patch of tall grass to sit in and enjoy their apples.
Dylan gave me some sass when he caught me taking pictures.
Before leaving, we bought them each an old fashioned soda, and by then it was starting to warm up nicely and we were all thirsty.
We let them play at the little playground and kids barn before we left, which really wore them out. They ran through the corn maze and climbed on tractors and up the ladder in the barn and down the slide. They got a good nap on the way home. Ryan will be helping me made some delicious fall treats with our apples including: apple crisp, apple pie and apple dump cake. We love fall!
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