Apple Orchard

On Saturday we made our 2nd-annual trip to the County Line Apple Orchard.  When we went last October, Jesse was sick and not really old enough to be very interested in apple picking, but this year he had a blast.  He loved riding the tractor and picking apples off of the ground and from the gutters.  Unfortunately it didn't feel like a truly authentic apple-picking experience, because all the apples had already been picked and placed in gutters on the trees (we were told that this had to do with the drought and the fact that there weren't as many apples this year).  Jesse didn't know the difference, though, and he had just as much fun grabbing them from the gutters.

Jesse was so proud of all the apples he picked.

He came running to us with them and loved getting to place them in the bag.

He really loved getting to reach into the gutters by himself.  Most of the gutters were too high, though.

As you can see, Jesse chose a few rotten apples from the ground and we had to explain that these could not be put in the bag.

Jesse thought the tractor ride was pretty cool, but he was ready to get down and run around after a few minutes.

This picture is from last year in the same spot on the tractor.  Jesse has changed so much!