Something we really wanted to do this fall in Minnesota was go apple picking, and the timing was perfect when Grandma Thompson was here. We wish Travis could have been there. The weather was a little chilly--and it snowed the next day--but we had a lot of fun. We picked Harrelson apples and honey gold apples, which are a lot like golden delicious but bruise very easily. Sarah was very happy to take a nibble out of any apple she found (and our bunnies know where they are and make a beeline for the apple bags when they're out of their hutch). We also had to try Minnesota's famous Honeycrisp apples, available only locally. We ate a yummy dinner of pulled pork sandwiches and chicken dumpling soup with various apple desserts and hot apple cider. Then the kids played in a giant hay stack and we rode a tractor to pick our own pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. I'm so glad we didn't miss out on apple picking while we were in Minnesota. 
4 comments:
Well, it looks just delightful. A perfect fall activity! Wish we could have been there with you. :)
Sounds fantastic! I wish Albuquerque had some great fall activities like that!
Ah that looks so fun. I'm sure there is some place like that around here, but I haven't looked into, cause I'm a lame mom sometimes. There's always next year.
It was great to see you carrying on the Thompson apple picking tradition! Loved seeing the photos of all, but it certainly makes me lonesome for all of you. It was wonderful having Travis here with us, but we're used to getting the whole package.
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