Apple picking

If you ever want to avoid the crowds at the apple orchard, go the day AFTER Halloween. We didn't really plan to do it that way - only our fall was so busy with birthdays, marathon, karate, and soccer that we didn't get a chance to go until the day after. We had an awesome time - the weather was perfect, crisp and comfortable. The orchard itself was empty and there were so few people at the haunted house, pumpkin bouncer, corn maze, and most importantly the cider mill that we never had to wait in line.

While picking apples, Jeff and the boys found a pole and discovered a fun new game - throw the apples on the ground at the poll as hard as possible to see if you could 1) hit the pole and 2) smash the apple. It was pretty humorous, but you had to make sure you weren't standing in the wrong place when Ben and Dylan were throwing!

Next year we might have to go after Halloween again!

Trying to recreate a childhood pictures of my sisters and I. We weren't running and back then we picked apples in laundry baskets.










The apple throwing game




Does he look like he's enjoying this?