Picking Apples

Since we have been living in Ohio, we have been able to experience some things that we don't get to do in Utah. This year we decided that we wanted to go to an Apple Orchard and pick some apples. Because of the hot summer with little rain that we had, there were several orchards that had no apples or were not offering "pick your own." We found one orchard about 45 minutes away from us that still had some left. We bundled up and drove out to Tuken Farms one Saturday morning to pick a few apples and take lots of pictures! I really only cared about the pictures.
The only apple that is orchard had left to pick was the "Gold Rush" apple. It is a yellow apple that is really sweet (a little tart) and the skin is really rough (almost like sandpaper). Ella enjoyed herself. She picked one apple and held onto it the entire time! She also LOVED sitting in the wagon with the apple basket or on the ground digging through the apples. They even had a petting zoo. We walked past the animals and Ella laughed and smiled at all of them.
We now have SEVERAL apples to bake with! So far we have made 2 apple pies and some apple fritters. I think we picked a few too many apples but it was sure fun!

Getting ready for the apple orchard