It's Apple Picking Time

We made our annual trip out to Eckert's Apple Orchard in Millstadt, Ill, on September 26th. There was a huge storm approaching; but we fit in a whole day of fun before the downpour. We got to enjoy the cool winds that the storm brought right up to the last minute--literally. I was buckling my seat belt to go home and it started sprinkling---by the time I had the vehicle in gear to drive, it was pouring! PERFECT TIMING!

Wheee! Laine wanted to go again and again.

Shakin' her booty!




The goats could climb up over the people and onto the 'lookouts' that stuck out of the tree.



But first they had to cross the "Golden Goat Bridge."

"Ohhh, it moves." "Choo, Choo."

[this reminds me of when we went out to dinner for my sister's birthday in August----Laine was eating some noodles and being silly and trying to 'slurp' them into her mouth. I think she got a bit much in there and was about to choke, so Auntie M told her, "Chew, Chew," and she finishes her bite and shouts, "CHOO, CHOO" in her train whistle sound.]

Yuck, Sassafras tea....we weren't going to buy this, so we just took a picture since it says PAPPY on it......that is what she calls her grandpa Goss.

We made sure our accessories for the day were fitting for the destination!

...and take a look look from a YEAR AGO. Here is a link to her blog entry from last year's visit. My how she has grown.

She thought it was funny that she could walk through the rows instead of along the rows of trees. It was much harder for mommy to catch her this way since I had to duck down to get under all the trees.