Saturday, October 3, 2009

Apples, apples and more apples!

On a beautiful fall Saturday morning, we headed out to the local apple orchard and went apple picking. Scott and I were in the mood to make our delicious apple dumpling recipe...why not make it with fresh apples picked right off the tree, right?

What a simple, yet FUN family activity! We all had a blast, the kids ate more apples this morning than they eat in a week! And we left with more apples than we knew what to do with.

Nathan picking just the right one


Girlfriend being her cute 'ol self



And as it turned out, the apple orchard we went to was also having a huge "Pumpkinpalooza" celebration complete with corn mazes, barrel rides, hayrides and other fun kids activities. Why not get in on the action?

The kids on a barrel ride pulled by a tractor.
Bro and sis on the hayride.



Even though fall is the season that leads us into dark, gray skies for 6 months, it really is a fun and beautiful time of year!