Trip to the Orchard

Yesterday our family went to the orchard! We actually had to be out of the house for several hours during an inspection, so it was a great way to spend the morning. We thought we wouldn’t make it to the orchard this year with how hectic things have been, so we were very grateful that it worked out for us to go.

 

Since it’s so late in the growing season, we pretty much had the orchard to ourselves. It was kind of nice, because normally the crowds are quite large.

 

We started off by browsing in the store and enjoying some fresh donuts. There are not many things in this world that are as satisfying as a hot fresh donut covered in crunchy cinnamon sugar! Although Josiah seems to think that powdered sugar is better. J

After buying a few things, we went out to see the animals. We couldn’t pick apples since the crop was done for the year, but we still had fun! Here everyone is looking at the chickens. We’re paying close attention to chickens lately because we’d like to get some in Texas since we’ll have more land.

We were laughing at this duck with the funny hair. J I LOVE ducks and really want to get some in the future.

These rabbits were HUGE! They were even bigger than my cat (ok, so my cat is a 6 pound runt, but still!) These must be one of the meat breeds of rabbits.

Having fun at the goat feeder.

Roma was trying to pet one of the goats .He gave her a look and snorted at her. She ended up with a handful of unpleasantness. J At least she had a good attitude about it!

This guy is excited about the getting a tractor in Texas. He’s going to need it to keep up with all the mowing that will need to be done!

Kings and Queens of the hill.

Josiah’s legs are so long now that he has to hold them up on the zip-line. How did this little guy grow up so fast?

The nice part about nobody being around is that we could be a little crazy and not feel bad. J

It’s a train!

It took us several attempts to get this picture. Whenever we tried to stand on one leg, someone would fall off and take two or three people with them. Apparently not everyone in our family is equally blessed with coordination and balancing skills.

I’m really going to miss this place. I have a feeling there aren’t many apple orchards in Texas. J

On the way home I got to enjoy a caramel apple. I have to confess, this is only the second caramel apple I’ve eaten in my entire life. You probably wonder how I missed out after living in Michigan for the past 15 years. I don’t know why I never tried one sooner, but they are definitely a favorite now!

*Did you go to an orchard this fall? What are some of your favorite things to do at an orchard? Eat lots of caramel apples and donuts? Get yourself lost in a corn maze? Or do you prefer hunting for the perfect apple? Please share in the comments!*