and sadly, I didn't make a pie

Last month we were looking for something fall to do as a family. And there are no nice pumpkin patches around here like the one we were accustomed to back in the big city. But I kept hearing about a local apple orchard and we went to check it out.

A nice lady from the kitchen staff was kind enough to take a family pic.

Such a tender moment of a mother and her two girls - the little one checking out her boogie.

I digress.

The girls were given a bucket to push through the orchard and put their apples in.

I took probably 57 pictures alone of just Paigey and her bucket. She was very serious about her bucket-pushing. Until she actually found an apple to eat, then I took another 57 pics of her chomping her apple.

And while Paige was occupied with her apple, I sat them down to take some more pics. Gregg was grumbling and I kept reminding him, if we get a good one it'll be our Christmas card pic.

So work with me so we won't have to put the kids in front of the tree again this year.

Oh, I kid.

You know I'll be having their pic under the tree but it is not going to be the Christmas card this year. And if you are on my mailing list, you'll be seeing Paigey and her apple again.

And you can guarantee I was on Sams.com tonight just one click away from ordering my Christmas cards.

And the girls did find some lovely pumpkins to sit by! Nothing says pumpkin patch like a chain-link fence and an RV in the background.

So, here's our loot. The apples were teeny but we sure ate off of them all week. Macy took three to her teacher the next day, because Mrs. Hendrix has three people in her family.

I made sure that she got the prettiest ones and not the ones that had Paigey's teeth marks.

***I just posted this and went to check my blogs, and Mrs. Hendrix had posted that she is pregnant!! Whoo hoo! I have been praying for her to get pregnant with this much anticipated baby! Thank you Jesus for answered prayers! And Hollie, I'm so glad Macy gave your baby something healthy to eat! :-)**