2009 Apple Picking With Friends

When we bought our house back in March they said there was an apple tree on the property and I thought "ok, sounds good" without really thinking anymore about it. What Shane and I failed to realize was that it was the tree that towers above our two level home. Still I was naive.

I invited a few friends over for an "apple picking party" thinking maybe we should form a community basket and then divide the apples between families (of course we wanted to make sure everyone got apples). About 10 baskets later, a large moving box filled to the brim and a tree that looked like we weren't even there, we realized a community basket was probably the least of our concerns.

I had such a great time with the ladies that came, I'm sure this will now be a yearly event. The evening was filled with hot cider, apple bread, games of hide & seek and great friends :) Although this time it was more for moms and kids, I think next year we'll make it a family evening so they guys can get in on the fun too.



Ari being the helper and showing her brother where to place the apples.


Charissa was a star apple picker! She was non-stop and even climbed the ladders to help us pick them (with a little help of course). Her great-grandma used to have apple-picking party's in California when her mom was little, so it must run in the family :)




Future apple pickers :)