Apple picking season is here!! Truly one of my favorite things to do with the kids. And today was perfect apple picking weather! 100% sunny. Crisp in the morning, warm in the afternoon. We drove to Caledon with my parents to meet up with some friends and pick apples at a lovely little orchard full of dwarf apple trees, called Berryview across from Downey's where we pick strawberries. It was perfect for taking little ones apple picking. We were able to borrow a wagon for the littles to sit in while we walked through the orchard. Of course, this was a new experience for Maggie and she flailed her arms with great pleasure while we bounced along the short path.
Magdalene sat in the wagon and sucked delightfully on a few apples, which she couldn't eat because she doesn't have any teeth yet. And Bumpa impressed us all by breaking an apple in two with his bare hands, a talent he's performed many, many times since we were children and have tried to attempt ourselves, always unsuccessfully.
Gabriel was really really into the apple picking (unlike the blueberries and strawberries we picked this year) I think because they were so big and easy to pick and most of them were quite ripe. It didn't take us long at all to fill our bag full. Some of those trees were absolutely LOADED with brilliant red apples. It was so beautiful!
Now, to eat ourselves silly on apples until we are pretty sure we will never eat another apple again all winter. And many fabulous apple creations coming up. Apple pie. Carmelized apples in crepes. Apple sauce. Apple butter. Apple pancakes..... I'm pretty sure that bag we picked will be gone in less than a week and we'll be back out there doing it again next week and every week after until the season is done.
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