Team Deschaine

Team Deschaine

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Pumpkins and Apples

Tis the season for apple picking and pumpkin decorating. We've done several of these activities in the month of October.

BJ proudly displaying his pumpkin that he painted at our church's fall festival. Please take note of his sweatshirt...it is his absolute favorite. You might see it in many future pictures as he never wants to take it off. Even indoors (hence this particular photo).

We went to Miller's Farm on my birthday for some homemade softserve icecream (it's never too cold in MD to eat icecream!). I got pumpkin spice and vanilla twist (of which BJ ate most of it) and Brian got Apple Pie and Pumpkin twist. Yummy!

BJ is smiling REALLY BIG in this picture. His smile is SO big that even his hands are involved!




A birthday pose with my boy!


Last weekend we went apple picking in VA (I really don't remember the name of the orchard). The place was PACKED due to the holiday weekend (we didn't think of that when we decided to go). This place was HUGE! They had pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, a cow, food for sale, apple cider, and a small country store that we didn't bother to go into because the line was going out the door. Despite the crowds (and the heat....it was nearly 80 degrees!) we had a fabulous time!



BJ testing his strength! Good thing that pumpkin didn't break when he threw it!




BJ is such a big helper. He LOVES helping out around the house too!




Mommy and BJ




These apples were not good for picking but they were good for diving into! BJ did a belly flop right on top of them and squashed a rotten apple. Yuck!





And who can resist climbing into a tree?!




With all the apples we picked I have made apple crisp, apple pie, and papaya-apple sauce. We still have several apples left. I need some more recipes!

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