Let's Get Some Apples

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On Friday, my friend (Sharon) was going to go to an apple orchard near Peoria to pick up apples. She asked around to see who wanted her to pick-up some for them. It ended up that a few of us made a day out of it & took the kids. Syndy & Sharon and Amy & I rode together. We had a good trip. The kids were occupied watching a DVD on the way up, but were definitely ready to get out when we arrived.The kids found this cool, weird-looking, fuzzy caterpillar. We had to keep telling the kids not to step on it & I had to pick up Allison. I don't know about the others, but my girls see a bug & they have to squish it.Ah...Allison & her pirate smile. Arrr!I think we all let the kids pick a pumpkin. It's funny...I ask Mia to show me her punkin' & she holds it over her head. If you look behind her, C has his pumpkin on his head. Amy's getting ready or just finished taking a picture. Too funny.Again, Adelaide is showing me an acorn squash she found. - Over her head. The kids (and I) loved seeing all the veggies, especially all the varieties of squash. I picked up some cheap, good-looking acorn squash & buttercup squash to try.Adelaide likes the punkin' she chose.He's a cutie, don't ya think. Sharon's son, A, is one of the boys that are in prechool with the girls.I bought 2 Bushels of apples, hoping that I would have enough to make applesauce & apple chips. I think I underestimated how many apples it would be. The apples were bagged by 1/2 bushel, so I had 4 bags. Just to get an idea, a bushel of apples is about 42 lb. and would fill (or more) a small round laundry basket. I have a lot of apples. I think it will be a good thing though. I'm almost through the first 1/2 bushel. I want to start the dehydrator tomorrow. I think I want to do that the most. Mmmm...Apple Chips, Yummy!

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Pendragon Inman said…
i remember picking little pumpkins out when i was a kid. it was the highlight of my halloween. dad would want us to cut the little ones up (jackolanterns) too, but i'd just use sharpy-markers on mine so it would die so fast.

sorry i haven't been around lately. i've disappeared from everyone's blog this last few weeks. oh well, i'm back :)
October 2, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Muche said…
Looks like fall is there! It' s here too, we are below 100 degrees, YEAH!!! Love those pumkins of yours, especially the ones with the black hair holding the orange ones :) Your girls are the cutest, love'em!
October 8, 2008 at 1:09 AM
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