On Monday we had our "2nd annual" Apple Picking trip to Royal Oak Farms in Harvard, Illinois which is about an hour and a half drive from our house. We took the boys last year and had such a good time we decided to make another trip this year. Besides being completely uncomfortable sitting in the car due to Mr. Owen beating the heck out of me I LOVED driving through the back country seeing all the fall colors. Everything is really turning yellow, orange and red....my FAVORITE time of year.
The best part of the trip has to be riding the tractor ride out to the orchard and then picking the apples. Ian showed the boys that if they softly shook the branches the ripe apples would fall so the boys were in heaven shaking trees and finding the apples to put in the bag. Ian is insane though with the amount he decided we needed to get. I wanted to get the bag that held maybe 14 pounds but not Ian he thought we needed half a bushel which ended up being TWENTY FIVE POUNDS of apples. The man is crazy. It is a good thing the boys LOVE apples (especially Jacob) but IAN has a lot of prep work to do to freeze a bunch:) 
The boys also enjoyed the petting zoo, train, carousel and wooden playground they have. Hopefully we will make it out there next year for one last time before we transfer from here.
On the way home we got some of the boys' costumes. Nathan wants to be a fireman again and the costume still fits so we got him a "super cool" hat and he is set. Jacob wants to be Indiana Jones so we are slowly piecing together his costume and he was thrilled to get his hat and whip. Now if I can just find the right shirt/jacket.
We ended our trip with a great meal at a local chain restaurant called Hackney's and then finally made our way home and crashed. I am so glad we went this week and did not wait another because 34 weeks pregnant bouncing on a tractor ride was enough for me!:) Owen definitely let me know he was there and not quite appreciating the bouncing. It was quite amusing:) Here is a picture of "the two of us" at 34 weeks pregnant. 
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Apple Farm!
Posted by Sarah Heller at 9:18 PM
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3 comments:
looks like a ton of fun! lets go together next year!
will you have apples coming out of your ears for the next while?
do you work thursdays? if you can, you ought to come to that halloween party on the 30th with the boys. they'd have fun i bet.
How Fun! It probably was a little less crowded on Monday! The boys look like they had a great time. I can hardly believe you are due so soon, and since you normally go early, I'm sure you are trying to be ready for little Owen whenever he decides to come. YOu look great!
cute pictures!
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