Xander Week 94 - Apple Picking, Sort Of…
October 21, 2008
Look At Me!
Two weekends ago Zach and I took Xander apple picking. I had been thinking about this for a while, and thought it would be something fun for us to do as a family. I haven’t been apple picking since I was a child, but I have lots of fond memories of my mother coming on class field trips with me to pick apples, and all of the yummy treats we created from said apples.
Finally near the middle of October Zach and I had a free weekend and decided to visit an orchard about an hour North of us - Windy Ridge Orchard. Everyone told me this was “the” place to pick apples. Their website listed some fun kid activities, and I heard rave reviews about the apple cider doughnuts. So, we drove up. It was just past “peak” here in NH, but the leaves were still beautiful, and the drive was fun. We got there, and realized that this was definitely not the best kept secret in NH, as every leaf peeper in the state seemed to be there. We soon discovered that we would not be picking any apples that day - there were no apples left to pick! Luckily, they were still selling apples in the gift shop, so we were able to pick up some apples, apple cider and of course the famous apple cider doughnuts.
The highlight for Xander was the animals. This particualr orchard has a few goats, pigs, sheep, and a donkey hanging out for kids to visit with. Xander had a great time watching the animals, and of course checking out the tractors. Although we didn’t get to pick any actual apples, it was a great family day. Xander passed out in the car on the way home, and slept for another 3 hours after we got home, so apparently we wore him out with our little adventure!
That’s a great place! We went in September with the mom’s club and had a fun time. We had never been before, but we’ll definitely be going next year!