apple picking...sorta

so i found this apple crisp recipe that sounds so yummy.  since i'm feeling all autumn-y, i thought we'd go pick the apples for it.  except, apparently everybody else had the same idea.  all the trees had been picked clean!  so, i'll have to let you know how yummy that crisp is another time.  no worries, we found plenty to enjoy around the orchards!

the pumpkin spice donuts alone were worth the trip.



the caramel apples weren't bad either.

after we fueled up, we went looking for bigfoot.  once again, we came home emtpy handed.



it was a beautiful day!

first rainy day

= carrot spice muffins to warm us inside.

feels like fall

we were so happy to be able to open all the windows this weekend and feel a cool breeze! 

we put an extra blanket on the beds, organized closets (pulling out the warmer stuff!), went on an evening walk that required comfy sweatshirts, watched movies under blankets, drank warm apple cider, and baked a carrot cake (which made the house smell oh so yummy!).

all this nesting reminded us of apple picking last year.  where his love for picking his own food was born. those sweet apples never had the chance to become pies, or tarts, or cakes.  nope, he ate every one of them within 2 days.  this year i'll let him pick waaay more than i think we need.

thought i'd share some pics from last year: