"Apple Picking"

A few weeks ago, I googled "pick your own apples" in Northern Virginia and a whole bunch of places popped up. There were a few places that charged admission but we thought it would be fun to try one of these anyway since they also advertised having lots of fun things for little ones to do such as hay rides, pumpkin patches and petting zoos. This particular place was not too far from where we live so we decided to head out with friends Edward, Jeanne and Sebastian yesterday. To our disappointment, it was not quite as advertised... at least not yet.

There were no "pick your own apples", only pick your own out of a crate. There was no food as we were led to believe but luckily we had a few snacks handy for Maddie. There were no animals to be petted, but we were told they were on the way. There was no pumpkin patch, but the kids got to "pick their own" mini pumpkin out of a bin on the way out. There was, however, a BIG slide which Maddie and Daddy enjoyed! And there was a hayride, though it was very SLOW. Despite my disappointment, the kids had a great time and it was a beautiful day to just be outside! Better luck next year!


Maddie and Mommy on the hay ride. This would've been a nice picture except for my finger.

Daddy and Maddie on the way to the slide!

Maddie in the pumpkins!

Picking her own pumpkin... just the right size.