Harvest Time!

Matt's grandparents in Inkom have a large garden and an orchard with probably about 40 trees. There are all different kinds of trees, but most of them are apple trees. This last weekend we joined up with Matt's extended family to pick apples and make apple cider. The cider is sweet and oh so delicious. We got to take some home and I'm trying to figure out the best way to make it last as long as possible. I'm considering either freezing some or water bath canning some so we can enjoy it longer than this week!

Of course we had to eat some of the apples we picked! Tyler's first tooth popped through this weekend, and he loved gumming on his apple. We also had an apple tasting with 14 of the varieties of apples found in the orchard. The favorite apple was Honeygold (different from Honeycrisp). Matt and I are planning on planting fruit trees in the spring, and will plant a Honeygold if we decide to plant an apple tree! Apple pie bites and a caramel apple bar were also part of the weekend festivities :-)

One of Kylee's favorite activities was playing with the leaves. I took the first picture of her below, then she requested I take another and did this silly pose. What a silly girl!

Tractor rides were another favorite. I think Matt makes a handsome farmer :-)

Overall it was a busy, fun, yummy weekend and it went by too quickly. Matt is already planning a trip back next week to try his hand at hunting. Fingers crossed he gets a deer!