Today’s homeschooling activity du jour? Apple picking!
We met up with some homeschooling friends at an apple orchard today to enjoy the blast of warm air we’ve had and to do a classic upstate NY fall activity – slip on rotting apples and sit on pumpkins.
Kids! Running!
All the varieties available for picking – some of which I’d never even heard of. Topaz, Fortune, Northern Spy? Come on, you’re just making these up.
On our way to pick some Crispins, Mama Appleseed’s fav!
I hope you’re gonna pay for that, kid.
New header anyone?
And of course no visit to the apple orchard would be complete without tripping through a pumpkin patch.
Mmmm I want pumpkin soup.
Apples picked, pumpkins sat – back to apple headquarters we go.
On the scale! Please note the cookies to the left of the scale and imagine that case holding two less cookies after this picture was taken. A yellow frosting with sprinkles and an M&M cookie to be exact. One guess on who got the M&M cookie.
Just a mere 11 1/2 lbs of apples – give me 3 days.
Dinner tonight was thrown together and made me realize two things:
1. It’s time to grocery shop
2. I really need to get better at meal planning
I made do with what I had on hand. A pile of steamed broccoli with parm and a hummus/veggie wrap in a whole wheat tortilla. It made the hunger pangs go away – good enough.
Thank you all for the congrats on the new house – I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that we’re buying a new house and will be moving in a month and a half.
Wait. Who? Us? We’re moving? When?!
This just went so fast! We’ve talked about moving from the suburbs to a city neighborhood for a few years now, I’m excited we’re really doing it! But I think I’m in disbelief too. I keep looking around thinking “we don’t have that much stuff… this won’t be so bad.”
Maybe disbelief isn’t the right word. Denial might be more accurate.
Cant wait to see what you’ll do with all those apples!
I love your new header, cute girls pics!
I have a crush on your blog. I discovered it through somewhere (maybe KERF?) a couple of days ago and have checked it no less than thrice daily since then. I need an intervention!
LOL Amy – I’ve had many blog crushes myself!
What a cute new header! I love it!
Mega love the new header Alison! So adorable!
I’m now dieing to go to the apple orchard so so so bad. i want 11.5 lbs of apple for my self too!
i can’t wait to see what type of recipes you come up with, since i know your full of them!
I had my own “Holy crap I’m eating a lot of the same stuff” moment earlier this week. No worries. I find writing down stuff that’s quick and easy for me to make really helps remind me that there’s a plethora of options available to me.
Also, how cute is that photo of Max eating her apple. Adorable!
I had a big ole comment and it went POOFERS.
hate hate that!
threw off my groove.
anyway…love the header
love Ava’s serious face and Maxie’s apple macking…and everything else in between
my first comment was better!
yikes
I noticed your header before you even said anything. So there.
I love all the apple picking pics! I have been thinking of taking the toddler apple picking…
Your dinner looks actually great! But I can’t wait to see your meal plan! 😉
Totally fun! Love the picture of your daughter sitting in the cart. Too adorable!
Oh I love apple picking! The apples always taste better when walking through the orchard!
I would be in denial too…packing makes me anxious!
BTW, I will update my last post with instructions on shaping the scones. That is why I could never write a cookbook. I would forget to complete the recipes!
My meals look like that everyday… works for me!
Wrap or sammy, with side of veggies! Perfect.
When you have great places like an apple orchard that you can go visit, city living will be just dandy!
Congrats on the house! And getting to move! I think the first few nights in a new house are the BEST ever! Like getting a new car, and you’re all nervous to drive it! Savor it!
Have a FABULOUS day – can’t wait to see the awesome things you’ll make out of those apples!