So we took what I was hoping would be our "annual" trip apple picking today. This may sound crazy to many people but it takes us TWO hours to get to a decent apple picking location here in North Carolina. My husband thinks this is indeed crazy, but I think it's well worth it. Maybe it's because one of my great childhood memories includes going every Fall to an apple orchard in Michigan. I want my kids to get to experience that too. But, since it is so far away and great orchards are few and far between here in Charlotte, it is beyond crazy at the orchard. Last year Jonathan didn't get to come, but we were able to go on a weekday and it was great. Now that Katelynn is in school, we no longer have that advantage. Whether it was an abnormally crazy day or not, I'm not sure but crazy it was. It took us probably 20 minutes or more to pay for our apples once they were picked, and then the donut line (because donuts and apple cider is a must when going to the orchard, right?) was probably an hour to an hour and half wait. Heck, it may have even been longer. I stood in line for about 15 minutes before I had to give up. I couldn't convince my dear husband that the wait was worth it even though I still think it was. Haha. The views alone at this orchard are spectacular!
We convinced Jonathan's parents and Matt and Anna to join us on our venture to Hendersonville, NC. We started our day at the orchard with the apple picking of course! At first, we had trouble finding some ripe apples and had to look up pretty high to get them....
But we finally found some great ones at a good height for the kids. The kids could have picked apples all day if we let them... well, Katelynn and Justin anyway. Ryan could have just continued eating a few bites out of every apple and then tossing it down all day long.
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