After moving from Boston, I naively thought I would never get to go apple picking and leaf peeping again... because New England is the only place where apples grow and leaves change color, ... to... not like "Phil's Apples" in MA! But hey, all you need are apple trees and a bag, right? Well, we had fun and as you can see Bekah was a little more adventurous in making sure she got the ...

... to head over to Moore,SC to Nivens Apple Farm for some apple picking.  We also met Johns brother ... ; We've also made a bunch of applesauce as well as a few batches of apple pie filling just waiting in the freezer for the right occasion.  ... Daddy... Jack and Rylee 'working' with the apple-picker...we never really figured out how this helped get the apples... All the boys taking ...

... outdoors, enjoying the weather and the land. So, the kids and I packed into the car and headed to Blue Jay Orchards in Bethel, Conn., for some apple picking. Honestly, I didn’t know that you could pick apples in November, but you can. When we arrived, picking was in a different part of the orchard than I’ve picked in before. No matter, we paid for our bag ...

One of our favorite things to do in the fall is apple picking. We've made it a yearly tradition to visit Solebury Orchards and pick apples, buy tasty cider, and ... every year and loved it all. He says his favorite was the hayride. It was a little sad to think that this was our last year picking at Solebury, and Jackson kept referring to next year. Hopefully we can find a " ...

... wonderful to pick apples in the fall. It is freaking awesome to go apple picking on the LAST day farms are open and NO one else is there so you have a massive orchard to yourself. Grandma Jane and I fought over my camera and took ... as we munched on apples. Have you ever had the pleasure of encountering a Macoun apple? We ate about five apples a piece seeking for our favorites, and this ...

... little under 15 pounds of apples, which I had every intention of immediately turning into apple sauce and pies....but then I got home, and I was tuckered out from such a full day of ... out, I feel like the last time I did this I had the company of J. Is that possible? Probably. Yes, the last time I went apple picking was when I still lived in Chicago, and I do think J. came over and helped me with ...

... hayride. Don't you just love Fall?! This year he was fascinated with picking the apples and always wanted the higher ones. At least he was a little less focused on the apples laying on the ... was incredibly pleased with himself when he got one off all by himself. Bruising...er I mean showing off his apple booty... Hello from the pumpkin patch! There's nothing like enjoying the fruits ...

... and most importantly the cider mill that we never had to wait in line. While picking apples, Jeff and the boys found a pole and discovered ... you could 1) hit the pole and 2) smash the apple. It was pretty humorous, but you had to make sure you weren't standing in ... 39;t running and back then we picked apples in laundry baskets. The apple throwing game Does he look like he's enjoying this?

My grandma has about 10 apple trees on her property in Logan. Every other year those trees produce enough fruit for us all to gather and pick ... . It's fun to see my kids carrying on the tradition with picking about 5 apples. :) The boys were really looking forward to the trip to ... they picked 6 in total. McKenna LOVED picking with her daddy. She literally laughed and squealed when he lifted her ...

... to do that for a while and this was the only time it worked into the schedule. Afterward, the kids played a while at their house, and then Grandma Mary and I joined the group and we all headed up to a local apple orchard. We were allowed to taste test the apples, and I think the kids ate nearly as many as they picked, but we had a great time.