Last weekend Grandma and Grandpa took us up to Oak Glen. I have great memories of going there to pick apples as a kid. It was about as close to fall weather as I ever got. When I was young I did not appreciate the cooler weather but after leaving the east coast I have really been missing the fall weather so I was excited.
Well the weather was a cool crisp 75 degrees so even though I did not get my fall temps we still had a great time. What a good looking trio!
This boy was a major GRUMP until he got a hold of a tasty apple and then he changed his tune and was all smiles.
The best apples are always up way high so it helps to have a tall grandpa around to lift you up.
Looks like Grandpa has been going to the gym!!!
Abby with her giant Glen Seedling which turned out to be a really tasty pick.
On the way down from claiming the biggest apple on the highest branch.
So my favorite part of the apple picking experience at Oak Glen is making your own apple juice. Now I am not a big fan of apple juice but the fresh stuff is YUMMY! Here is Emma starting to load up our box.
They have three large boxes of different kinds of apples and you get to fill up a smaller box with any kind of mix you want.
They have an old fashion juice maker which is what makes it so fun. First you wash your apples off in a tub of water and then one person throws the apples into the chute while the other person spins the wheel to crush up the apples. The wheel is NOT easy to turn but Emma did the majority to the work, even if she had to jump into the handle to get it to turn.
Abby did take a turn at the wheel but she was better at throwing in the apples and luckily she did not loose any fingers in the process.
This picture gives you an idea of how it works. The apples go into the black box and get smashed in to tiny bits as the wheel is turned. Once you smash all your apples to bits then you scoot the bucket forward and put a special lid on it attached to a crank kind of thing that you spin and as it spins it lowers and squeezes all the juice out of the little chucks of apples.
Here are Emma and Abby turning the crank with a stick. Emma only got knocked in the face this one time but it was the only time I took a picture.
When you are done smashing your apple bits you strain your juice to make sure no bees get into your juice (I have never seen my girls so calm around so many bees!!!) and then you get to drink the yummy stuff. It was well worth the wait in the blazing sun.
After apple picking and juicing we headed back down the hill and ate lunch and topped it all off with a yummy apple pie. I can't wait to do it again next year! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Well the weather was a cool crisp 75 degrees so even though I did not get my fall temps we still had a great time. What a good looking trio!
This boy was a major GRUMP until he got a hold of a tasty apple and then he changed his tune and was all smiles.
The best apples are always up way high so it helps to have a tall grandpa around to lift you up.
Looks like Grandpa has been going to the gym!!!
Abby with her giant Glen Seedling which turned out to be a really tasty pick.
On the way down from claiming the biggest apple on the highest branch.
So my favorite part of the apple picking experience at Oak Glen is making your own apple juice. Now I am not a big fan of apple juice but the fresh stuff is YUMMY! Here is Emma starting to load up our box.
They have three large boxes of different kinds of apples and you get to fill up a smaller box with any kind of mix you want.
They have an old fashion juice maker which is what makes it so fun. First you wash your apples off in a tub of water and then one person throws the apples into the chute while the other person spins the wheel to crush up the apples. The wheel is NOT easy to turn but Emma did the majority to the work, even if she had to jump into the handle to get it to turn.
Abby did take a turn at the wheel but she was better at throwing in the apples and luckily she did not loose any fingers in the process.
This picture gives you an idea of how it works. The apples go into the black box and get smashed in to tiny bits as the wheel is turned. Once you smash all your apples to bits then you scoot the bucket forward and put a special lid on it attached to a crank kind of thing that you spin and as it spins it lowers and squeezes all the juice out of the little chucks of apples.
Here are Emma and Abby turning the crank with a stick. Emma only got knocked in the face this one time but it was the only time I took a picture.
When you are done smashing your apple bits you strain your juice to make sure no bees get into your juice (I have never seen my girls so calm around so many bees!!!) and then you get to drink the yummy stuff. It was well worth the wait in the blazing sun.
After apple picking and juicing we headed back down the hill and ate lunch and topped it all off with a yummy apple pie. I can't wait to do it again next year! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
4 comments:
That looks so tasty!
How fun! The apple juice looks delicious! I'm glad Trevor was able to get a little time off to enjoy the trip with you. :)
There are so many fun things to do near you guys! looks like a blast! Tell Emma she looks totally cool in her hat, I love it!
Oh the memories! Looks like fun.
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