Sky Top Orchard

m a little late on posting last weekend's events.  We managed to fit a lot in to one weekend.  On Sunday, the Purcers and the Parkers headed up to Sky Top Orchard in Flat Rock, NC.  The trip was nothing less than perfect!  We all piled in to the Purcer's new van and had the kids watch a movie while the guys drove and the girls relaxed and talked in the back.  That is my kind of trip!  When we arrived, we were the first ones at the orchard.  We grabbed a couple of baskets, a wagon, and headed out to have our pick of the orchard.  The fog was just starting to clear and the views were amazing.  We munched on many apples, let the kids run around, and filled our baskets full!  Poor Kevin got the heavy job of pulling the wagon of heavy apples back up the enormous hill that we all casually walked down earlier.  He was such a trooper!

Taylor became a little fussy toward the end and wanted to be carried.  He perked right up though when we made it back to the store at the orchard.  There were play houses to run in and out of, donuts to eat, and cider to drink.  These things made him perk right up!  To top off the day, we finished with a hay ride around the orchard.  No one else bought tickets, so the we had the ride all to ourselves.  The kids (and adults) got a kick out of seeing the animals and pond that they have on the property.  They truly have a great set up there.  If you have not been to Sky Top, and you are close by, you should check it out!

We have more apples than I think we will ever eat.  I see muffins, pancakes, pies, cakes, etc. all in the near future!!

To finish our perfect day, we had our annual Autumnal dinner with the Weekes.  Last year, Kelly and I decided that we should celebrate the first day of fall with a dinner since it is our favorite season.  We had such a great time that we did it again this year, and will of course continue the tradition in the coming years.  We recreated a similar dinner to last year's.  We such a great time catching up with them and watching the kids play.  Kelly's soup and dessert were amazing!  She is such a fabulous cook.  I can't believe that I didn't take a single picture (that is so unlike me).  However, Kelly took some great pictures.  You can find them on her site here.  What a perfect fall day!!