Apple Orchard and Random Funnies

We decided to take advantage of the BEAUTIFUL weather this past Sunday and visit the apple orchard.  Kemper could (and would) eat 5 apples a day if we let him so we thought he may enjoy seeing where they grow and picking his own.  We loaded up and put the address into the GPS...I had found 2 orchards thanks to a MOPS group I am a part of and we decided to try the one that let you pick your own.  So we drove and drove (and drove) and when we arrived at our destination, it was a very sketchy looking house with some apple trees in the back yard.  There was one (tiny) sign that said apples and not a soul in sight.

After a minute of regrouping, we put the next address in and decided that maybe picking our own apples wasn't such a big deal after all.  So, off to Shade Tree Farms we went!

Kemper and Hudson checking out some apples.

This place looked MUCH nicer and there were signs of life instead of being all alone in the middle of the woods feel that the last place gave.  

Protecting his bag of apples.

They had a little store front set up with pre-picked apples and other fun apple products.  We decided to get a bushel of apples since Kemper enjoys them so much and James wanted me to try my hand at pies.  The nice lady let Kemper choose an apple to try while we began deciding which kind of apples we wanted to get.  We ended up with Galas, Red Delicious, Granny Smith and some Jonathan apples.  

Amazing how boys can always entertain themselves as long as there are rocks around.

While James was paying and asking if it was ok for us to explore the orchard a bit, Kemper found a pile of rocks to play on.  Hudson found the friendly farm dog and had a blast petting him and following him around.  

Off to explore.

We wandered around the orchard for a bit...they had peach trees as well as apple trees.  

Hudson wandered around with his apple.  I think this was his first time eating an apple without it being sliced.  He's normally not a fan of apples but he LOVED eating it straight off the core.  Now, anytime he sees the apples in the house, he freaks out and wants one.  

It's all fun and games until you fall on a rotten apple.

Hitching a ride with Daddy.

They had an awesome slide that the boys loved!  There was only one other family there and they left about 5 minutes after we got to the slide so the boys had it all to themselves.  They had a blast and probably would have played there the rest of the day if we had let them.  

Overall, it was a cute little farm and they were super friendly!  We didn't get to pick our own apples but we all had a good time and now we have lots of delicious apples to snack on!  

The weather has just been so beautiful lately.  We've been taking advantage of it and having plenty of park play dates!  Daddy decided it would be a good idea to teach Hudson how to climb this wall....yay.  If only he could teach him that attempting this wall is only ok when someone is there to spot you.  

Last night I had a coffee to attend so James had the boys by himself.  He met me at soccer practice and we traded vehicles so he could take the boys home afterwards.  They stopped to pick up Chinese for dinner which is one of Kemper's FAVORITE things!  He always asks for Chinese but mommy isn't a big fan so it's usually saved for special Daddy-Kemper nights.  

James said once they picked it up and were heading home, Kemper decided it should be a Boys Night!  Daddy and Kemper and Hudson could eat Chinese together for Boys Night...and then he said that Mommy could eat all by herself because that would be funny.  :(  What a stinker!  James assures me that when the boys are older, my feelings won't be hurt when Kemper and Hudson want to have boys nights with him and I'm by myself.  The more I think about it, maybe he's right....peace & quiet, a good book, a glass of wine....being the only girl in the family may not be so bad after all!  

This little fella is a daddy's boy.  When he wakes up in the morning, the first words out of his mouth are, "Dada? Dada?".  He asks for Dada constantly throughout the day.  If I ask him to say Mama, which is is perfectly capable of doing, he looks at me with a tiny smirk and says, "Dada!".  When James gets home at night, he gets the biggest grin on his face and runs straight to him.  He's also a pretty big fan of his brother which melts my heart.  If you ask him to say Kemper, he immediately says, "B!".  We're not sure where B came from but every time you ask him to say Kemper, that's what he says so apparently he's come up with his own name for Kemper.  The last few days, I've found myself referring to Kemper as B when talking to Hudson because he says it so often.  I love that he loves his daddy and brother so much!