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| Pick A Pumpkin |
Yesterday we went, on what is becoming (much to Aaron's chagrin) our annual Apple Hill trip with the Taylor's and Wills'.
Apple Hill is an approx. 5 mile radius of Apple (among other fruits) orchards. Each fall they open their orchards to the public, each having their own and somewhat unique activities- from hayrides, to mazes, to face painting, crafts fairs, pony rides, nature walks, you pick-em apples, and much, much more.
There are two or three orchards that we usually go to. The first is Boa Vista- it has a great pumpkin patch (see the picture of Elijah, Emma and Jackson picking out their pumpkins) and a really great producery (?) and bakery. It also has a little craft fair full of stuff we always look at and never buy. HAHA.
The next place we usually head to is Jack Russel Farm & Brewery - a much needed reprieve for the gentlemen in our brood. They have a great pumpkin ale (no, I didn't partake this year :( ), awful mead wine (gross- have you ever tasted that stuff?!) and hard ciders (again, I didn't partake this year- can't wait for next year!).
Then it is on to Kids, Inc. This is the Taylor's favorite place. Here we did our nature walk (pictures below) which is a great wrap up for a busy, bustling day. We looked at the farm animals (the goats wanted to eat Elijah's giraffe haha) and finished off with a "walking pie"- a "personal" (though three of us ate it and would never dare to eat a whole one ourselves) domed hot apple pie and a last stop at the store to get 4 frozen walking pie's, 1 jug of fresh apple cider & a box of apples for Bridget so that she can make her wonderful applesauce!
It really was a wonderful day, though stressful at times with the kids running every direction. It's definitely a nice drive (2 hours- just outside Placerville) and helps with the great company!
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| Getting Bigger Every Day |
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| At the patch |
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| Emma picking out pumpkins |
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| Look Ma, there's one! |
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| Elijah (18 mo), Jackson (11.5 mo), & Emma (3.5 yrs) (hiding) on the nature walk |
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| Running with a leaf |
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| Emma and Elijah watching the goats |
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| Best picture of the day! |
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| The Taylor's |
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| The Wills' |
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| The De Mers' (yeah kind of far away) |
Today was Elijah's first hair cut. I met Aaron with Elijah after work and we all went to Angie's for Elijah's hair cut. It was so neat to have Angie cut Elijah's hair, since she was my first hair cut as well.
