Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Apple Picking Field Trip

At the end of September, Ava's preschool class went on a field trip to pick apples at Centennial Farms in Augusta, MO. Dane and I got to go along. Aside from being eaten by mosquitos, it was a lot of fun . . .

First we took a hayride out to the apple orchard, where each kid got to pick three Jonathan apples. To pick an apple, you twist, twist, twist:
Twist, twist, twist:
"Oooo, apple!""How 'bout them apples?" (Sorry, couldn't help myself)Ava's preschool class posing for a picture on the hayride wagon:Don't let the funny look fool you, Ava really had a great time!Watching the apple-sorting machine in action:*
Me and my kiddos (please excuse the funny look on my face. I didn't know I was being photographed):*After learning how apples are sorted, the kids went into the walk-in cooler where apples are stored, picked two Gala apples out of a big box, and learned about beekeeping. The kids got to see a real working beehive:*After a snack of apple butter on Ritz crackers, we headed home, but not before Dane made a new friend:

*These pictures are courtesy of Mollie's mom. After a while, I got tired of juggling kids and camera, and just gave up on the camera.

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