an apple a day

this past weekend we went to afton apple, a local apple and pumpkin orchard, with our good friends the livingstons. i had a feeling the girls were going to love it and boy did they. they were in heaven. 

 had to get a few photo ops with this honkin thing. definitely the largest rocking chair i have ever seen! 

 loving on her sissy. i am obsessed with the fact that they can give each other hugs and kisses on demand now. it melts my heart!

"afton apple rocks" - hilarious!

 taking advantage of the fun play area while waiting for the hayride

 andrea, ella, me, and reese, taking the hayride over to the apple orchards. loved the smell of fresh apples that was in the air.

 one of reese's famous inquisitive looks!

 frolicking through the orchard. and yes, i just used the word frolicking. 

once this girl got her hands on this apple she never let it go. by the time we left, she had gnawed halfway through it!

 this is by far my favorite picture of the day. thanks brett! miss ella is definitely a wanderer.

 putting her apple in and out of the apple bag

 the pumpkin orchard was pretty picked through, but luckily we were only in the market for apples that day

ok, maybe THIS is my favorite picture of the day! i can't decide!

looking pretty cute even though he's wearing women's glasses

 the cute livingston family. a special thanks to brett for taking the majority of our awesome pics that day!

 we went back to the play area after we were done picking so the girls could get a little more playtime in. 

 i'm not sure why reese looks so terrified in this picture, she loves the slide. maybe its the fact that she realizes somebody is about to touch her other than mom or dad. she's weird that way.

 feeding the goats. i was surprised how unafraid the girls were of them. i think i was more scared than they were.

the beautiful sunset we captured as we were leaving. it was the perfect ending to a perfect evening. we had the best time! 

now all i have to do is make about 3 apple pies and can a whole bunch of applesauce and the trip will be a true success!