Hey, hey–it’s Friday!! I don’t know about where you live, but it is literally PERFECT outside today. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, there is truly no place in the world I would rather be than in New England in the Fall. The temps are perfect for running, hiking and generally just hanging out outside. There is a smell in the air that I call Halloween, you may look at me like I’m crazy, but if you have ever lived here or spent any amount of time in NE in the Fall, you know what I am talking about. THIS is why I endure the brutal winters, to enjoy this short period of time in the Fall when everything screams of happiness and comfort for me. With the Fall comes one of my favorite family traditions, apple picking. Robyn and I started apple picking together in 2005 when we started dating and have gone every year since with a group of our friends. Our group of 6 has now expanded to 9 and I look forward to our apple picking adventures each and every year.
On Saturday we met up with our friends at a new place (to us), Bolton Spring Farms. In previous years we have gone to the same place, but it’s grown from a family run, fun, laid back place to a commercial operation and given our experience there last year, we all decided we were up for a change. I think we found a winner and will definitely be back! We got our bags and started the trek up a ginormous hill. Poor Robyn pulled out our Radio Flyer wagon and the two little guys (Ashton and Rylen) both hopped in, so Robyn pulled 60 lbs up a steep hill, poor guy was huffing and puffing when he reached the top!
Thankfully when we reached the top, we were greeted with this gorgeous view!
The leaves just started to change while I was in Spain and while you can’t really tell in the picture, off in the distance you could really see the changes in the leaves, it was gorgeous! We all started picking apples when we hit the top. The younger guys were so cute!
My two even found themselves in the trees at different points in the day!!
Ashton must have consumed at least 6 apples while we were out in the orchard (in addition to the 2 cider donuts he scarfed down post picking!!)
He must have worked up an appetite, you know, climbing on rocks, learning about bugs and general guy talk!
Not to mention jumping over streams!
We took a great hayride to the pumpkin patch where Ashton picked out a pretty great pumpkin and was proud of himself! We didn’t get it though because it’s too early to get our pumpkins, we made that mistake last year and they were all rotted by time Halloween came
We also took some pics of the two of us together since I am usually always the one snapping pics of our excursions so we don’t get a lot of pics, just the two of use! Ash always asked to take “seffies”–who can say no to that? (and Yes, Ashton is wearing two different colored Converse shoes (grey and red), he likes to mix and match his shoes?!)
After we finished up picking apples and running around the pumpkin patch we went across the street to the Country Store and Bakery and grabbed a picnic table for a little snack. I don’t have any pictures because we were all too busy stuffing our faces with homemade hot apple dumplings and apple cider donuts straight out of the oven. Everything was so tasty and it was the most perfect way to spend a gorgeous Fall day and finish off our weekend!
Okay friends, whatever you do this weekend, have fun, be safe and if you are racing…kick some butt!! See you on Monday!
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Question of the day
Do you go apple picking? Have any Fall traditions in your family? If you don’t live in a place where you go apple picking, you are invited to my house next year and I will take you, okay?? It’s something everyone has to do at least once!
