Apple picking with Leah

Last Monday, on Columbus Day, we spent the afternoon with dear friend Leah at not one, but two apple picking hotspots. First we were spooked by the traffic coming from the preeminent apple commercial zone that is Beak and Skiff, so we went a mile down the road to favorite spot Navarino's, where we've picked raspberries the last few years. We picked a bunch of crispin and fuji apples there, and took a wagon ride, and goofed off in the (picked over) pumpkin patch. Then, our thirst for fall-themed adventures not yet quenched, we went back to Beak and Skiff to enjoy the carnival atmosphere. The boys played on the slide and in the sandbox (and, I'm somewhat proud to say, appeared to be the last men standing after a battle for meager sandbox toys). They also enjoyed pony rides on their favorite ponies from their last visit there, with Grandma Joanie and Grandpa Stu last year. We ate cider donuts and the adults tasted apple wine and hard cider in the beautiful new tasting room. The boys were happy to saddle right up to the bar and enjoyed multiple free glasses of delicious cider.

We could not tear Beckett away from his cup of cider to pose for the pictures.