When hubs goes on his annual guys “camping” weekend in NY, one of the big reasons I like him to drop us at my in-laws, is to go apple picking. This year, though, was a really bad season and the place we thought actually had apples, didn’t, just like all the other orchards.
We did stay and play and Cooper throughly enjoyed checking out everything else they had.
Like this little chicken coop-o-pumpkins.
My back and shoulders were so sore after wearing Callan around that day!
Who doesn’t love a good hayride through the apple(less) orchards?
And of course, there had to be some money spent on the carnival-esque activity.
Which brought out my favorite kind of Cooper smiles.
But lets talk about the real issues. When I say I need to go apple picking, what I really mean is, let me eat all the apple cider donuts I can possibly stuff in while babywearing. These things are what dreams are made of.
The donut robot lets you watch your donuts plop into the bucket of sizzley grease that just had a glob of crisco bigger than my head added to it. Then the slide up the belt (letting all the fat drip off, of course) and fall into a pile of sugary goodness. When they’re hot, the melt in your mouth. Like so quickly, that you have to eat a few to make sure you get a chance to chew.
And once you’ve had your first taste, you’ll be a fan forever.
Looks like a beautiful day!
You are so pretty!
=)
Brooke
How fun!!! I LOVE fall and can't wait for Cameron to be able to enjoy it, too!! I can't believe you carried Callan around all day…poor Mama!!
How awesome, that looks like such fun!! I love fall, the leaves, pumpkins, coffee, I could go on and on.
Those donuts look amazing. What an awesome day!
Great photos! The donuts look incredible, yum.
Aw! This post makes me homesick. I grew up in NY and really miss the fall season there. I love your pics!
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That doughnut looks delicious!! I love pumpkin patch pictures!!
Oh my goodness! I've never heard of apple cider donuts! 7 mos. pregnant right now, so of course I'm now Googling recipes for the hubs to try. Why does being pregnant make me feel like I sound like Homer Simpson when I say donuts? 🙂
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The doughnuts sound delish. Did you guys ever find out why none of the orchards had apples? I think that's weird that they were all out, but things happen with crops. Either way, glad you all had fun.
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Looks like such fun! We don't have orchards down here, but next year I'm determined to make a trip somewhere that does. Great pictures.
How fun and such cute pics! And those donuts look so. good! 🙂
I'm glad you had a fun Fall weekend! The pictures are so cute.
I wore Lily for an hour on Saturday, and I felt like my back was going to break. 22 pounds for 1 hour is TOO much!
I tasted my first apple cider donut 2 years ago in Connecticut & it was love at first bite… pure heaven in my mouth.
Looks like so much fun! Miss you and those boys!
We are having similar issues with apples here in OH. Ugh 🙁 A few years back we went to this huge orchard in Syracuse, NY back when I lived there. Had a similar experience with apple donuts. LOVE them! 🙂
Way to go, momma! That's awesome that you wore him for that long, but you should look into a different carrier. I can wear my 30lb 24 month old in my kinderpack for hours and feel perfectly fine. Ergos are great, too, and will give him a wider seat (meaning his weight will be distributed across his whole bottom and not so much on his crotch. If you plan on wearing him for any long period of time I definitely recommend it. Either way, you rock!
so jealous of all you northerners and seeing fall, hay rides, apple pickings, etc. down her ein the south we dont really get to do all those activities, but I guess i should be greatfull that I can go to the beach year round 😉
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I feel like I haven't visited you here in way too long. And I came for the perfect post ahhaha I love autumn! 🙂 and pumpkin patches. looks like you all had a great time.