Last week, we took the boys to the pumpkin patch — what a difference a year makes! They have been enamored with pumpkins lately & love to point them out whenever they see one. When we went to get pumpkins last year, the boys weren't walking yet. This time, it was a completely different experience watching them interact with the animals, climb up hay bails & explore the patch to pick out their very own pumpkins!
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Last September, we went apple picking for the first time as a family. I mentioned in this post from last year that I hoped it would become a family tradition for us. I’m so happy that we were able to go for the second time earlier this week!
We visited the same orchard on Mt. Hood & this time, the boys did most of the picking. It was a gorgeous, sunny fall day. Since it is late September & because we were up on the mountain, I was expecting it to be a little chilly but it was perfect! I actually got a little sweaty chasing around two toddlers! 😅
Wyatt & Boden had a great time picking the apples. They were very focused & loved putting them into the bucket. Last year, they ate a good share of the apples. This year, I don’t think either of them took a single bite! They were too busy picking them & it was adorable watching how involved they were.
Now, I just need to figure out what to make with all of the apples we picked! Maybe I will attempt to make my first apple pie?
We can’t wait for year three!
xoxo
Apple Picking
We spent the last day of September & the last day of Sean’s paternity leave at a gorgeous farm on Mt. Hood picking apples. Although cloudy, it wasn’t raining or too cold which made for a comfortable walk through the orchard.
There were plenty of different fruits to pick from, we picked Gala & Golden Delicious apples. I’ve wanted to go apple picking for years & I was so happy to be able to go this year with Sean, Wyatt & Boden. The boys absolutely loved eating the apples! It was the cutest thing watching them hold apples in their tiny hands & take bites out of them.
It was the perfect way to conclude Sean’s leave, even though we really didn't want it to end! I hope this will become a new family tradition for us, as we pulled away from the farm I felt refreshed & happy. There is nothing in the world I love more than having precious moments like these with my boys.
I’ve already made the boys some apple sauce, it was a huge hit! Do you have any good recipes for Gala or Golden Delicious apples?
As you can imagine, we took about a million pictures! It was so hard to pick which photos to use for this post. If you are interested, you can click this link to view all of the photos from our day.
XOXO