Pumpkin and Apple Picking

One of my favorite things about Connecticut, and one that I will miss very much when we leave is the abundance of fun things to do outside here, especially in the fall. Being from Oklahoma I had never really gone apple picking or pumpkin picking. We LOVE going out to Lyman Orchards.

There is something so satisfying about picking your own food. It is a real treat and so much fun. In fact we may go for one last trip tomorrow after Ella gets out of school because we finished off about 20 lbs of apples in 2 weeks! My girls really enjoy apples! I didn't even use them for any baking projects this time, they love them that much. It's really a shame since I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to my apple picking bounty ;) I am glad that they like eating them as fruit though, instead of covered in sugar and flour! Aubrey likes them so much that she was headfirst in the bag when we got home. We turned around and she literally had her head down in the bag chewing on the apples. I had to put the bag up on the buffet because we kept finding apples with four little teeth marks in them!

We have gone to the orchard several times already. The last time we went with our sweet friend Maria. We picked both apples and pumpkins this time. I put Aubrey in the Ergo and we loaded up the stroller with pumpkins.

We were also able to take some pictures of the girls. There was some screaming and crying and squeezing of one sister, but overall it went pretty well and I was able to get a few good shots at least. Happy Fall!