On Saturday, my mother, my sister, brother-in-law and their 2 boys, and myself and kids all went to Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville to pick apples and enjoy the day in the mountains. We were each given a bag as we walked in though I had the presence of mind not to take one knowing that my kids would gather enough and I would end up carrying them. That's exactly what happened, although, my brother-in-law carried Joanna's for awhile. You know where this is going, don't you? Kids + trees to climb + apples to pick....well, they didn't do a lot of tree climbing but they did enjoy picking the apples and taste-testing. We ended up with 21 pounds of apples! Of course, the rule is that you buy what you pick, so yes, I bought all 21 pounds. I think they should just take advantage of the free labor and let us pick the apples and leave most of them at the check-out for them to box up and sell. Anyway, no child wanted an apple on Sunday, but they are going to have to eat them this week! I guess I will try to make applesauce, too.
The kids actually behaved pretty well and they really enjoyed the afternoon. That morning, we went to a church-sponsored give-away event of children's toys and clothes. We had an invitation and each child got a bag with a toothbrush in it and then whatever they wanted they could get and put in the bag. I got a label for 1 large item and then 2 large bags to fill. The kids all had a great time and really were reasonable with what they selected. Marcie got some books and a few little toys. Charlie and Joanna picked stuffed animals and a few little toys, and Kyle picked a large race track and a few little toys....so, my one large item was the race track. They were all happy with their selections. I just went down the isles trying to get clothes to fit them == mostly for Charlie since he is a 10 now and was a 7 and then 8 last winter. Got a few things for Marcie and Joanna, and just a few things for Kyle since he can wear Charlie's hand-me-downs.
After that, we went to Charlie's soccer game and he played very well getting a few good kicks in. He pretty much stayed with the ball and did A LOT of running! I thought he would be exhausted after all that and our trip to C-ville, but about 2 hours after I got them in bed, I found him laying awake playing Marcie's DS. It was 11:45 PM! I couldn't believe he was still awake. Needless to say, he did not want to get up for church on Sunday!
So, anybody have any good apple recipes? :)
1 comment:
Ohhhhh I miss picking apples. When I lived in NY we used to do it every year. we will take some of them off of your hands if you want. I vote for making applesauce and making apple turnovers and apple cake.
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