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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

An afterschool apple trip

I know that this beautiful fall weather we've been having is  going to eventually end so I figured I better get my apples before it gets cold and wet.  We have a 5  year old boy in our house who has to have applesauce on EVERYTHING that he eats for supper, so making my own applesauce is a bit of a no-brainer!
 
We headed out after school to Willowview Farms.  This is a wonderfully cute place to go with kids and a great way to spend the afternoon.  There is no admission fee, a petting zoo, a playground, a great little store and lots of different kinds of pumpkins and apples to choose from.
 
So, we grabbed a wagon and headed off to the orchard to find our apples.
Luckily, we had a great navigator.  Give him a map and he is happy for hours (kinda takes after his father that way!).  He quickly found the right aisles and we began to pick!




Once we loaded up with apples, we headed to the pumpkin section to pick out the perfect pumpkin.  They each found one to take home and carve out sometime in the next few weeks.

I really don't know how people get perfect pictures of all their kids smiling and looking at the camera.  At least in this one they are all looking in the same direction! :)
Finally, we went to the barn for awhile to check out the animals.  Some chickens, a few turkeys, a couple of goats and rabbits and pigs and 1 miniature horse.  This is probably as close as my kids will ever get to living on a farm!
All in all, a great few hours together, enjoying the last of the fall sunshine!