A is for...

We took the girls up to Mercier Orchards last weekend for a little apple pickin'!  They had been talking about apples in school the whole week before, so it was kinda perfect timing.  And holy crow, were the apples good!  They also had pumpkins, and the girls each got to pick a little one to bring home.

We all had an excellent time picking - though Mommy & Daddy had to pick most of them as the lower branches were pretty clear of apples.  Sidenote: it is hard to make 3 year olds understand that they aren't allowed to pick up the apples off the ground.  We told them they'd go to jail because it was against the law.  What?  It kind of is.  The Department of Agriculture don't play, y'all.  :)  Anywho - they did manage to find a few on their level to pick and then eat.  Though we were a little scared of the yellow jackets who tended to hover around the apples.  We escaped unscathed though, with bellies full of Golden Delicious and Suncrisp.

Then we went to the store.  Oh, the store.  Good. Grief.  That place was crowded - both with people and with every kind of apple product you could ever imagine.  It was both glorious and overwhelming.  We also randomly ran into some friends while we were there - fun!  We came home with apple cider donuts, fried apple pies, apple butter and the girls both sucked down like 16 ounces of frozen apple cider each.  Good stuff, guys.  Oh, not to mention the 10 lbs of apples we picked.  Apple recipes, anyone?

It was a hit and we had a great time.

Sour, yet, delicious.

Finally found one low enough to pick!

2 cute pickers

Tyler actually tried to climb to where he's looking.  :)

Found one!

My homegirls

Can't get enough!

Big stuff.  And also tired of walking.

Self-portrait

In a nutshell.  Or an apple peel.  You choose.