Apple Picking

My four children and I went apple picking this past Thurday. It was a bit cold and quite muddy since it had been raining very often for over two weeks..........and it's still raining today!! This was our second trip to the apple orchard this year. There is nothing like a fresh apple right off the tree. My little ones will gobble up two or three of them, skin and all, but it seems getting them to eat the store bought ones only works if they are peeled, cut up and smothered in peanut butter.

We picked some empires and some priscillas.....mmmm. Those two varieties tasted the best this year. The apples were very high on most of the trees, so we used the picking poles. So far we've made some applesauce, and some apple spice cake, and will probably make some apple pie next. I don't think we'll do any canning this year. (we've made canned applesauce and apple butter previous years.....or should I say, my husband did......love you sweetie!)

The funniest part was when we arrived home. I said, "Wow, we are quite muddy!" My 17yo said, "Not me mom." (he was the only one to wear boots.....good thinking) My 4yo said, "I am mom, I'm dirty as a whistle!" What a laugh we had over that!