Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Apple Time

This past weekend my Mom & Trip came to visit and help me out with the kids. Scott had an endoscopy on Friday and they were my much needed extra set of hands to help out! On Saturday we headed out to the apple orchard to get some apples & enjoy some family time.

Here's the gang! I laugh at how Grandma is having a fabulous time while Emery is pouting and Grandad looks like he would rather be anywhere else than at the apple orchard. And on a side note, Elese is making sure that Eli doesn't eat the entire Popsicle before she gets another bite! Have you ever had an apple cider Popsicle? They were so yummy!
Here's a better shot of the kids! The kids favorite part of going to the apple orchard is getting a free apple. As soon as we hit the door, they run to the pail that says, "Little apples for little hands". It's priceless how you can see the juice running down Elese's hand and her nose all smashed up against the apple!
I was thrilled that the apple cider is gluten free so we picked up a 1/2 gallon. This is our life now and dealing with the celiac disease is an ongoing learning process!
We put our apples to good use. Peyton came over and dipped a couple of apples for her family. We melted caramel and dipped them into peanuts, sprinkles or chocolate chips. Emery missed out since she was at school...it's tough having her miss out on some of the activities.
Group shot! Here's the finished product! I think we may have used all of our chocolate chips and sprinkles on this job...but it was so worth it because the kids had a blast.