Apple Picking

Apples are in season!!  I had signed us up with the playgroup to go to a Apple-picking event at a "local" winery (read: about a half hour away) today.  First, we got really lost.  Ah well, thank goodness for internet-capable phones!!  We pull into the parking lot, which is jam-packed!  It was also a festival today, with folk music, facepainting and barbecue. We never did end up seeing any of our friends from the playgroup. The winery itself was ridiculously full of people...and I had to go in because they only take cash outside for apple-picking.  If you want to pay with a debit card, you're in line with lots of other people, bumping and jockeying for position.

We get out to the orchard, and Will is loving it!    You are allowed to taste "one apple" per family so we let Will bite into a Mac.  Usually he gets his apples cut up small by Momma so this was a real treat.  We filled up two bags with Cortlands, Galas and McIntosh apples, with dreams of apple crisp in our heads.  Will nodded off as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot, and Momma wasn't too far behind.

One funny thing to mention is that we put all of the apples (still in the bags) on the dining room table when we got home.  They ended up falling over and some rolled onto the floor, scaring our dog.  Hilarious to watch!!  Will tried to help out but found a Gala apple and decided to take a bite.  I asked "Do you want some sliced apple, honey?"  Yes!  I went into the kitchen to slice it  for him, and before I can start I hear another "Crunch!"  Apparently, we made a monster out of him at the orchard!  This is how we help Mommy clean up the spilled apples...gotta eat them all.  :)