Friday, October 14, 2011

Apple Picking

Last weekend, we decided to go apple picking as a fun, fall family outing.

Being from New England, Tyler has memories of going to the orchard and picking his own apples, so we decided to begin the same tradition with Ryder. The only problem was finding an orchard that actually allowed you to go out and pick the apples yourself. We tried to go last year, but the orchard we visited said it was too late in the season and that all the apples had already been picked, so we went earlier this year and tried a different orchard and once again arrived to find that all the apples were in bins rather than on the trees to be picked. So we hopped back in the car and headed back down the road to a sign that said, "pick your own apples here" with an arrow pointing down a back country road. To be honest, I was skeptical and a little wary, but we took a chance and headed down the road. We were not at all disappointed! :)

We found a nice little orchard with lots of apples! It was a great outing for our little family!

Ryder was pretty excited about going!
Some highlights from the trip included getting to taste the apples before picking them to take home!



Feeding the horses in the nearby field. Tyler was a novice at this and did not know he was supposed to feed them with his palm flat . Luckily, no one was injured! :)


And of course, being out in nature on a beautiful fall day!


Ryder had a great time! :)

One of the best naps of his life!!


It was a fun day for our family!! I think it will become a tradition for us!


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