Having your own garden is great. Harvesting food that you have grown yourself is rewarding, and tasty! But unless you’re a farmer with lots of acres, you can’t grow it all. Fortunately we’ve found some local farmers who are willing to share. Orchard is a big word that doesn’t mean a lot to a kid. But the moment we said apple patch, there was no end to the excitement!

All Brinley needed was a little help…

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Drew needed a bit more help. Good thing Daddy’s been working out those neck muscles.

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Ah, sweet success!

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We discovered a new favorite: Liberty apples. Brilliant white on the inside, and tons of flavor and crunch!

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Drew & Brinley preferred the sour ones. Big surprise…

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All this apple tasting was making Rowan jealous. C’mon Mr. Mom, have a heart!

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We all know he’d give the world for his little sis…

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What she really wanted was to be free range just like her big bro & sis. Rowan is walking full time now…look at those chubby legs go!

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McIntosh, Ginger Gold, Liberty, Crispin, Jonathan, Macoun…the hard part is deciding what to do with all of them. Pie, crisp, cake, fritters, sauce, cider… What a wonderful problem to have!

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Low reps, high sets Binnie! You’ll have bulging, veiny biceps in no time. Ewww!

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Hey Brinley, here’s a carrot. Let’s go feed the horses! You OK Brinley?

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It makes sense she was afraid. These were huge Percheron draft horses. Drew enjoyed feeding them while he chatted about his and their apparent dental challenges.

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Have you ever had a cider donut? Delicious! Perfect way to end the evening!

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