Fall Outing to NC

Days before we came to the apple orchard, I told Max all about how we were going to go apple picking. He was so excited, and so was I. I had plans of making apple strudel, apple butter, etc. He was off almost as soon as we got to the orchard looking for some ripe yummy apples to pick.

Max picked this apple...up off the ground.

It was actually the only apple we found all day that was even worth eating. Everything else had already been picked because the harvest had come in three weeks ahead of schedule. All of the other apples we found were rotting. Oh well. We still had a good time.

Thanks to Mik, we got a rare family picture.

Let me give you a kiss, my dear one-and-only apple of mine!

I love this time of year!

We picked Uncle Mik up on the way to the orchard. It was so nice to have a day with him. Today Max asked where he was, and I said, "at school." Max said, "He needs to come here."

Daddy showing off how strong he is. :-)

Max was able to observe the honey bees at work. There was a tube at the bottom of the box where you could see the bees going in and out of the box. Once they were inside, you saw them making the honey comb. It was awesome to watch.

For the first time, we took some money out of Max's piggy bank. He had four quarters in his pocket. When we got to the sheep pen, you could buy food for them from a machine. He got so excited and started digging in his pockets because he had his own money to spend.

Two cuties in the pumpkin patch.