Apple Picking!

On Saturday morning we went Apple Picking at Barthel's Farm in Mequon.

When Jack woke up that morning, the first thing he said was "Are we going apple picking today? I am so excited!"

Grandma & Grandpa Stollenwerk came with us. It was a beautiful fall day, sunny and cool with just a little bit of wind.

Jack brought his own bag to put his apples in :)

The boys did really great. Jack spent most of the time picking with Grandma & Grandpa. He listened very well and only picked the good ones off the trees, not the ones on the ground.

Jayden walked around most of the time on his own. I only carried him when we had to cover longer distances. He enjoyed walking around the trees - and he carried around an empty juice cup the whole time!

Jack is such a little farmer. (His hands were a little chilly!) AND we got his Packer hat back! Grandma brought it home for him - it was at Chase & Jillian's house... I thought we had lost it for good :)

Jayden picked one too! (out of the bag)

Our two giant, full bags of apples wedged into the stroller - those strollers sure come in handy for carting stuff around... the kids sure don't sit in them much!!!

Off to the pumpkin patch!

Jack was so excited to get a pumpkin! He found this big one out in the middle of the field, and after rolling it around a bit, he did manage to pick it up. But he didn't get this one, he found a different one.

Jayden playing with the muddy pumpkins too.

That Jack is so strong!

Grandpa & Jayden with his pumpkin seat.

We got home around noon. And after a small lunch (the boys had eaten their sandwiches in the car) it was nap time! They were both exhausted, and Jack actually slept!!!

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So I got busy baking...

While the boys were sleeping I made a German Apple Cake in loaf pans (so they were smaller), a batch of Apple Strusel Muffins, 2 of the Barefoot Contessa Apple Crisps, and a Caramel Apple Cake. They are all delicious :)

After the boys went to bed that night I made 4 batches of applesauce to freeze. That was exhausting. And the next morning I made another batch of the Apple Strusel Muffins to freeze, because they were so delicious.