A is for Apple and an Awesome day with friends

Last Thursday, we made a trip across the county to Jackson's Orchard. We were ready for a big day with lots of our friends, including my sister and Kennick. The goal of the trip was to play, explore the orchard, take a look at how the apples are brought in, check out a real apple tree, enjoy some yummy treats for the snack shop, and of course have lots of fun with special friends. 

My friend, Amy and I, had discussed a few weeks earlier the idea of planning little "field trips" with our toddlers around town, and this was our first one. I was excited because it lined up well with our letter that we were studying, and I had talked a lot with both the boys about apples, seeds, trees, and orchards. We had also been reading lots of books about apple trees.

Every time we visit Jackson's Orchard, this log cabin is B's first stop. He loves playing "peep-pie" out the doors and windows.

Kennick got in on the fun of the log cabin, too.

Austin Kip was ready to explore other areas though. He rounded up wagons for his friends and was all set.

Karalee took the big boys down the huge slides.

Then B and I took a trip down. Whee!

These were new, and the kids were excited about them, but of course, I needed to test them first to make sure they were safe. :)

They were pretending they were hamsters in a wheel. Hilarious!

Ms. Hannah Marie had fun driving the big 4x4 truck.

On our self-guided tour of the processing part of the barn, Eli decided to get right in and get to work!

Watch out - Hannah fell in love with the homemade peach ice cream!

Cheese!

We also enjoyed some time under the tent where all the straw bales were. The slide was Kennick and Hannah's favorite.

My boys preferred crawling through the tubes and running across the tops of the bales and jumping from one to another.

She's getting soooo close to walking on her own! Big girl!

I was so proud of Cash. He loved all over the goats, petting and scratching their heads. B was more cautious.

Hannah wasn't so sure about this one. I'll have to admit he was a bit spunky.

Every year I have the boys stand in front of this big apple and compare the pictures. Gracious, they grow a lot in a year!

Where are these 3 going?

On the way out, we stopped at an apple tree that was hanging with big, red apples. Of course, getting the boys not to pick them was a job, but I could tell they got the idea. 

"God made dat tree grow apples."

B liked hiding in the branches of the tree.

Yes, A is for apple and an Awesome day with friends