~Center Grove Apple Orchard 2011~

September 20, 2011

It was supposed to be a rainy afternoon with possible thunderstorms, but we decided to brave it anyway.  I picked up Alec from preschool with lunches in tow and we headed out to the Apple Orchard to meet up with Jakob, Sophie and Ms. Tiffany, some of our very favorite friends. 

 

 Turns out the weather was beautiful and we practically had the place to our silly selves!

 This has always been one of Alec's favorite parts of the Apple Orchard.  This year he could finally reach the pedals and really get around the course.  He wanted to stay there all day.

 Eventually we made our way over to the cornpool... one of my first favorite things in Iowa.

Lyssa loved catching air, corn style.

I wondered how Cordy would feel about it as my older two kiddos weren't big fans when they were tiny.    She is light enough that she figured out she could crawl all over the top of it without sinking down and seemed to think it was pretty fantastic. 

 Then we made our way over to the big slides and the giant bouncy pillow before taking a hay ride around the orchards and picking up some absolutely amazing honeycrisp apples.  They may be pricey at almost $2.75/lb. but they are worth every penny.

 Just another fabulous day to record and remember how much I love Fall in Iowa. :-)