Nicholas has been asking about picking apples thanks to his
Little Einsteins book in which the rocket ship picks apples and then bakes an apple pie for the kids. And given the crisp fall weather this weekend, we decided to look up nearby apple orchards.
It turns out that there are about 10 within a half hour drive, so we picked one about 15 minutes away and headed out. After looking at reviews we decided to go with the very simply orchard rather than one of the ones with all the amenities (pony rides, petting zoos, corn mazes, etc). And since Nicholas was thrilled with just picking apples, riding in a wagon pulled by a tractor through the orchard, and drinking some fresh apple cider, I'm glad we kept is simple. And there were no crowds so we were free to wander from tree to tree freely and let Nicholas take the lead.
He filtered the entire experience through the book (which he has memorized), so when we got to the first tree he immediately started talking about needing to use his "grab-nabber" to pick an apple. This is what the rocket ship's arm/hand thing is called. So Nicholas walked around the orchard holding his arm out and pinching his fingers together talking about his grab-nabber. He also kept looking for ones that were "big, red, and juicy" because that was the description used in the book. You can hear some of these phrases in this video:
But we all had a great time. Nicholas picked a peck of Macs and had a blast. He also begged to be allowed to get a pumpkin but we managed to stall him. I have the feeling we'll be going back there sometime next month.
There are tons more pictures in
The Gallery, but here are some of my favorites:
We took Abby for the first time around this same age - it is such a fun time with little ones with you! :)
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