Perfect Fall Day

Brad had a vacation day today & since it was calling for such beautiful weather, I wanted to be sure that we took the kids to "do" something. Although when I say "kids" truly I mean Sydney since it seems wherever we take Jason, he tends to sleep through the whole experience.

We went to a farm near our house that has an apple orchard, animals, maze, wagon rides, and a play area for the kids. My friend Tara also met us there with her two little girls. When we pulled into the parking area I realized that we were not the only with this idea- it was packed. Apparently all the school boards had a "Professional Development" day.

We took Sydney apple picking- which when I mentioned it Brad thought I was crazy to take a 2-year-old apple picking, but she really liked it. There was enough low hanging fruit that she could get at, but we quickly learned that she doesn't completely understand how to put the apples in the basket "gently". Therefore, we did not leave the orchard with unbruised apples. Some of the apples will be used in my first ever pie made from scratch. I received a pastry lesson from my mother-in-law this week & am all set to go. Can't say that my pastry is the prettiest I have seen, but it was made with my own two hands. The work that is involved in making pastry definitley makes Tenderflake in the freezer section look good. We will see if it turns out & if any of the Robinsons will be brave enough to try it.

Other than apple-picking, Sydney & Evelyn just played in the kiddie area & enjoyed playing on the hay bales (when Mr. Allergy was paying for the apples). We missed the wagon ride & never saw the maze, so I guess we will need to go back for those two activities sometime.