There were still so many apples left on the trees after our full day of pressing. We brought home quite the bag of picked apples and I have had fun trying to get stuff made as to not waste any! But I'll post about that at the end of this.
Here are pictures from the weekend. Like last year, we drove down on a Friday arriving after dark. Visited for a little bit and let the kids wind down before bed. The girls did pretty good, actually they did really great in comparison to the last time we were away from home on our Missouri trip! YAH! Night sleep has finally taken a turn for the better.
Saturday we got up and had a wonderful breakfast and were all eager to get started picking apples. We made a stop at the "park" as Isaac called it (the swing-set).
The girls got to roam for a little bit and then it was easier just to wear them so we could get some real help done.
Isaac was a big help this year, pretty independent and running all about.
Look at all those apples in the trees!
It was time to hop in the pool! One thing different about this year was that it was SO HOT! I remember it being rather cool and the start of fall weather in previous years. Not this year, we were all sweaty and sticky from the humidity. The pool was perfect!
Mary wasn't quite of a fan of the water as she normally is. Giving her pouty duck face.
After a swim break and lunch it was time to get pressing some cider! There was a little hiccup with the cider press motor, but the guys got it all figured out and up and running.
The girls took a good nap. Mary typical length, but Emma slept for a whopping 3 hours!
Mary had some fun in the wagon while Emma was still downstairs sleeping. She did not want to get out.
There she is, she's AWAKE!
We had an amazing Chicken Curry lunch before getting on the road for home. Monday I attempted to tackle our bag of apples by making two apple pies while Kyle was home to man the troops.
I quickly decided pies were going to be hard as two barely made a dent in our apple stash. Tuesday I decided to try my hand at Apple Butter and found a crock pot recipe which was perfect because it was more of a hands off way of getting through the apples. Just what I needed when chasing three littles.
I also tried my hand at inversion canning. They seemed to have sealed so I did another batch on Wednesday after a taste test of course. MMMMmmmm it was GOOD! Isaac and the girls love it too!
This is such a fun tradition, I love seeing the pictures every year!