Baughers

 

We headed out to Carroll County to visit Baugher's for some apple picking.  Since we  had never been and Connor was unaware of his surroundings, he started off with his typical hands behind the back stare out to confirm what was going on.

Jackson was loving everything that he could see.

Exploring the grounds and farm.

Checking out the animals.

There were a lot of animals and a lot of animal poop.  The boys were trying to tip toe around it as best they could. The animals were relentless trying to get to our bags since they knew we had apples. Lots of bad apples were laying around and the animals were all over them.  It was nice to see llamas and a peacock.

The alpacas were ALL over Connor. There was no staff trying to stop the animals from going after the visitors other than the gate that you entered.  Connor doesn't really like the animals to be up close to him and it was definitely making him uncomfortable.  At first  he was fine until the alpaca chased him around.

This is definitely Connor's preferred way to look at animals, as in, they can not get out.

Picking Apples at Baugher's

After some deliberation/hesitation, we finally got to go to Baugher's to pick apples.  The boys aren't really fans of apples or applesauce but I do like to make an apple crisp and the idea of picking the apples definitely perked their interest.

Connor on the bus ride over to the apple picking area.

Our apples available for picking, which included my favorite Granny Smith.

After some instruction, Jackson is off....

Not really sure he could pick up more.

It is so hard to get Jackson to slow down long enough to get a picture.

Connor was so happy about the whole experience.

The independence of being able to carry his own bag of apples definitely assisted in making this an amazing experience.

So much fun and definitely on our fall bucket list next year.

It's a beautiful night!

The boys have been regular Glee listeners for going on 2 years and it has helped them expand their knowledge of music beyond Itsy Bitsy Spider.  They have a thing for Rachel and Finn and the gang and it never ceases to amaze me how great their memory is.  I could go without how clear the "shots of patron" portion is but it always makes me smile listening to them sing.

Toddler Made Tasty Treats: Pumpkin Biscuits

Pumpkins were in order as talks of the fall were happening at school.  And, with that, a delicious pumpkin biscuit from the N2s kitchen.

They REALLY REALLY liked the sugar dust coating the pumpkin.  Licking off the sugar was definitely making them happy. 

 

Sugar dust makes them very happy even though it doesn't show.

 
Inspecting the amount of sugar remaining.

Definitely certain that this kid "may" have enjoyed his biscuit.

Toddler Made Tasty Treats: Apple biscuits

I had obviously done some research with regards to school selection and one of the reviews that I read was that the kids baked treats. When I toured the school, the class was making lion and lamb cupcakes for the month of march. I stared in disbelief thinking that in no way would my little boys would want to help and actually enjoy baking in the kitchen. 

It turns out that although they might not be Betty Crocker (just yet), they can assist in some baking of biscuits.  They talked about apples in September and created some lovely biscuits to coordinate.

Surveying the sprinkles is the first thing.

Next up is offering to daddy and/or taking the plunge and taking a bite.

In October, the boys moved on to pumpkin and obviously pumpkin biscuits arrived.

Licking the sprinkles was Jackson's idea of eating his pumpkin.

 
Connor enjoying his pride and joy.  He is SUPER proud of his creations and to the point of serious and I mean serious temper tantrums if he doesn't get to hold it on the ride home, which is generally not a good idea.

 

Fun at Weber's Farm

It was a beautiful Friday morning and despite not being able to wear farm fair clothes because it was so warm, we had a great time at Weber's Farm.

Connor was not so happy about the wrist band.  It was an ordeal getting it on him because he is so against anything in his normal routine.  He gave in when we told him that he couldn't go on the tractor ride without it.

All smiles for the tractor ride.

 

Hoping that their legs will reach the pedals on the mini tractors next year. We can only hope.

Connor loves to play hide and seek with the large tires.

Up next, the slides for lots of fun and leg burning walks up the hill for mom and dad.

And, down the hill.

Actually able to work the paddles for the duck races this year.

Hay Maze time....