Parents were encouraged to go and siblings were welcome so we made it a day.
Kennedy wore Mommy's old name belt.
When we arrived at the apple orchard, the kids had a small instructional lesson from the orchard owner. Because it was near the end of the season, he said any trees were free for the picking- and sampling was encouraged.
We had our choice of red delicious and golden delicious- typically not our favorites- but we went to town picking anyway.
Madison had some help from the director's 13 year old son- Mr Dominick. He was one of our helpers during vacation bible school and the girls just love him.
It didn't take long for her learn the twist and pull method.
Kennedy had a little help from Miss Jayne.
She had a bit tougher time pulling her apples off the tree.
After her lessons from Miss Jayne, Kennedy moved onto the golden apples
she managed 'all by herself'- (see Miss Jayne holding the branch a little lower for her?)
she was so proud
when all the bags were full, the girls stopped to let me take a quick photo
then we grouped all the classes together.
Madison settled under a tree with some of her friends- they are so cute all lined up together.
Madison's teacher managed to snap a photo of Mommy with the girls before we walked over to our picnic lunch site down the street.
After picking more apples than any small village could possibly consume- we walked down the dirt road to another small orchard. They had a nice outdoor picnic area and plenty of running room for all the kids.
The girls woofed down their lunches and took off playing with their friends.
Kennedy stood at this fence post and watched the kids run in circles past her.
She stepped up, then down, up then down- what felt like a hundred times.
Doesn't she look so grown up?
Madison loved running across the field with her classmates.
After a few minutes of free time, the orchard owners fired up their old circus calliope.
It was beautiful and perfectly maintained
It reminded me of Main Street at Walt Disney World as a child.
After marching to the music, the kids were back to running-Kennedy looked so sassy
So much energy- so much fun
and determination-that's Madison's friend Maddison reaching for her
When the kids were thoroughly worn out, it was time to head back to school
but not before an impromptu game of ring around the rosy while we waited in line at the potty
ashes, ashes we all
fall down
Miss Jayne stayed with Kennedy and her little friends while Mommy took Madison potty.
When we returned, Kennedy was rocking and sharing her teddy grahams with some new friends.
On the walk back to our car, the girls posed for a few photos
Kennedy was less than thrilled about her sisters 'love hold' on her neck
It was such a gorgeous day picking apples. We loaded into the car just as the storm clouds rolled in, and drove home in the drizzle.
We're hoping we are still here next fall so we can catch the season a little earlier.
1 comment:
What fabulous photos! I enjoyed looking at a little fall fun in the middle of February! :)
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