Apple Picking

A couple of weeks ago, Kateri, Sebastian and I headed out West for some apple picking. It was a gorgeous albeit chilly morning. We each grabbed a bag and headed out to look for some Granny Smith apples.

Kateri was very excited about the whole concept of apple-picking, but she was exceedingly happy when she discovered she could eat one while picking!

Sebastian enjoyed the whole process as well.

Wow! This apple came from way up there!

Deee-licious!

Kateri was quite the apple picker-upper, preferring to find the apples that had already grounded.

Sebastian was happy to put his feet up after some hard work!

After picking quit a load, we walked by the pumpkin patch, much to Kateri's delight. She immediately picked out her favorite in the field and requested it's immediate purchase.

They advertised "Pick your pumpkin straight off the vine!" and yet not one pumpkin was connected to a vine.

Kateri turned to me and said emphatically, "I'll be RIGHT BACK. I'll be RIGHT back, mama", and then she headed off:

All in all, we had a great time and did pick a bunch of apples, as you can see below:

However, a week later went to Hartland, which is much cheaper, absolutely gorgeous, and the apples are even more delicious! Needless to say, we have been eating many apple pies, crisps, cakes, sauce and fresh crunchy apples this fall!