I am all about celebrating each season as it comes upon us, and fall is no different.  When we moved here, 3 years ago, we started a tradition of going to our local apple orchard and picking apples.

This is something my children and I look forward to every year.  Our local orchard is run by a husband and wife, their 2 boys and dog.  They also have a big swing set play place for the kids, a cider press, and a pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin.

Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the apples just taste delicious!  This year we went on October 1st, a little later than we’ve gone before, but I am glad we waited.  We were able to pick four different varieties of apples in our 3 bushels.  And for just $2 a pumpkin, we picked 6 of the most beautiful pumpkins we could find. [Read more...]