Some friends invited us to experience another Wisconsin favorite this weekend...apple picking! It actually turned out to be a very nice day, and the kids all enjoyed getting to choose their own apples to taste test, and take home. Brylee even tried to taste her own apple, leaves and all! After we filled up a bag, the kids just ran up and down the rows and rows of apples, and then we headed to the "smoke house" where they make yummy cider, donuts and real Wisconsin cheese. Ryan got to try his first taste of 7 year old cheddar, which of course he enjoyed. He's always been a big cheese. We also got to see a mound of cheese as big as a table, which appropriately they call, Mammoth cheddar. The kids got to see how they make cider and taste some of the homemade goodness, along with the yummy donuts. Then they met some of the local goats, turkeys and ducks while Zack got to finally do his favorite...swing! This is sure to become a yearly tradition, as long as we can get there early enough to avoid the swarm of wasps which also enjoy the taste of sweet apples, donuts and cider. Now what to do with all these apples?...Suggestions?
Just for fun, on the way home we stopped by the local "ski area". Ive been wanting to get a picture for all you Utah folk who love to ski like myself. This is what I have to put up with. Can you see it? Its actually an old dump hill. Looks exciting right! But maybe some day, when I get desperate for some skiing, we'll try it out. So sad.
3 comments:
I am starting to think that every time we invite you guys somewhere it is going to be wet and muddy!
Oh well, apple picking is fun no matter what the weather. Although I am on apple overload now. I am practically forcing apples on everyone and cooking them into every meal but they seem to be multiplying on me.
Nice picture of
Bristol "mountain". That cracks me up every time.
You guys just know how to have fun and have a great spirit doing it!!
Apple picking is way healthy and fun to do..
We just went through some canyons in Utah to see the colorfulness of the leaves changing knowing a snow storm is due Wednesday and to take color ride before it comes..But will probably only be a sprinkle. What I can see good about that mountain in Wisconsin is that maybe the tree's won't get in the way of your ski path..(ha - maybe safe for me - ha)
And---- What I hear that Obama wants Olympics to be in Chicago -
(probably summers not winters) but Pretty close to you..... :)
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