apple picking

We went to an orchard this morning for our annual apple picking excursion. It was a gorgeous Portland fall day to be out enjoying the crisp air and the fruit trees. We tried a new local orchard this year - Smith's Berry Barn - and had a great time. In an hour or so, the kids and I picked 81 lbs of apples and pears. 81!!  Bring on the applesauce, apple cakes, apple crisps, apple pies, apple muffins, apple salads, apple snacks, roasted meat with apples....  I'm prepared for it to be fall now. :)

 "How excited are you for apple baking?!" 

 Jumping for just-out-of-reach pears. A fantastic idea, except if you missed and shook the fruit loose, pears fell on your noggin. :)