Homestead Farm, 2010

On Sunday, we made our annual retreat to Homestead Farms (2007, 2008, 2009) for a day of apple picking, hayrides, pumpkin patches ...
... fun. Both girls enjoy the time spent with our "wine and cheese" friends!
But, first, the kids donned their apple baskets and played their own version of bumper cars.
Then, we set them loose in the apple orchard. (The apples didn't see them coming.)
Aven got the hang of it quickly, and there were plenty of fresh fruit at Aven-level.
Rory, on the other hand, did more eating than picking of them apples.
After we picked Rory's weight in apples (literally), we loaded the kids onto the hayride.
In the pumpkin patch, Aven examined each pumpkin carefully before she found her perfect selection.
Then, she guarded her pumpkin with steely resolve till it was time to board the hayride once again.
But what trip to the farm wouldn't be complete without a visit to the goats!
When we returned home, we kind of got the sense that perhaps Aven was a little tuckered out from the adventure.
Fortunately, she has a big sister to take care of her!