Take them to an apple farm!! At least that's what worked for us! I've always struggled to get Teya to eat fruit. She loves veggies, but fruit not so much (weird huh?) Today however, I think she ate at least 3 apples in less than an hour! And all because we took her to an apple farm. Something about seeing the apples on the trees and then picking them herself made the fruit appeal to her.
Anyway, it was an awesome place called Minnetonka Orchards, with lots of kid friendly stuff to do. Corn Maze, pony rides, pumpkin patch, haystacks to jump in, petting farm, and fresh squeezed apple cidar and apple donuts are just a few of the things that made it so fun. This is seriously one of the best Saturday activities I've done in a long time! Hope you enjoy the pics!
Who knew apples tasted so good?
The type of apple we picked was called Honey Crisp. It has the most amazing flavor! Definitely don't taste apples like that from the grocery store!
While we were picking them, Teya kept asking "We done? I eat them now?" She was thrilled when she got to chow down!
We got to take a tractor hayride down to the orchards
Teya wishes she was the one driving the tractor
It was perfect fall weather for a fun fall activity
Everything about this place was kid heaven. Plus, we made it through the whole morning without ANY whining! You know she was having a blast if we could do that!
Teya was so funny when she took her pony ride. She gets kind of shy around other adults but she had to ride it with this lady all by herself. At first I could tell she was really uncomfortable, but when she got off she said, " I talk her" and I said, "You talked to her? wow! Good job!" and she said, "Yeah, I love her." So cute!
Another highlight was the corn maze. The whole time we were going through she kept saying "We take the first path, or the second path? I know! The first path!" and she'd point out the way to go. (she learned about paths from good old Dora)
Bye Bye Apple Farm! We'll definitely be back next year! (or maybe even next week! ; )
10 comments:
How fun!! I am soo jealous! Honey Crisp are my absolute favorite apples ever. I discovered them when I was preggo with Harper in Iowa. They don't come to the store very often... boo. What a cute little place!
That looks like so much fun!! I am looking forward to doing some pumpkin patching and apple picking here in Kansas! (Can't do it in Vegas...except in a parking lot type atmosphere) Looks like you had a GREAT TIME!
P.S. A good way to get kids to eat fruits is to make smoothies...heck its a good way for veggies too (Just throw a couple spinach leaves in and they can never tell!)
What would you do w/out Dora?? hee hee
That looks like such a great place! What a perfect family day! You got some great pictures too! We have a place where you can pick your own produce and fruits at certain times of the year like strawberries, pumpkins, squash, lettuce, etc. But the apple orchard is just gorgeous! And my mouth is watering looking at those pictures! Wow!
That place is awesome. Fall heaven. I love fall, and I haven't found anywhere really cool like that out here in Utah. Your pictures are awesome, I love the ones of Teya picking apples. You guys do so much fun stuff!
BTW, if your mom, Naomi and Kevin read Brisingr as fast as Justin, it'll be all ready for you in a couple of weeks (I've lost him to it the last couple of days. I'm jealous of that book).
Oh yeah, I had to say my favorite part of this post was that Teya said she loved the pony ride lady. That is really cute and really funny.
Wow- that place looks like a blast! You have totally inspired me to find an apple orchard around here to take Callie to. Dave and I were chuckling about the picture of Teya on her pony ride. It is so dang adorable!
By the way- did you know that Mary and Norm are going on a mission to India???? I will post about the MTC, they are going in on Monday (tomorrow.)
Wow! You guys are having so many fun adventures. I'm glad you all are settling in to your new home and State. The girls are soooooo cute! I sure do miss them. Can't wait to see you guys in Nov.
Love to all,
Mom
Ok seriously, your family is way too cute.
Rigg Clan,
Your girls are so precious. I miss chillazin with Teya and watching cartoons and can't wait to do it with lil Brin.
Tau
beautiful girls! what an awesome blessin day. so happy for you guys.
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