Visit to the apple orchard

Fifteen miles south of Syracuse, there are many apple orchards. We visited Beak and Skiff Apple Farms and had a wonderful time experiencing all things apple. We picked our own apples, ate yummy apple dumplings, drank apple cider, and played in the orchard and kid area. The apples were delicious, ripened on the tree, crisp and sweet. Since the baby can eat solids now, she also got a taste of apples. She really liked the baked apple dumpling. I'm thinking of learning how to make it, so we can enjoy it again at home. It is like a delicious apple pie, about the size of your palm, except it is a whole apple inside the crust.

Elizabeth wore her ladybug costume to the orchard and was the cutest looking pest there. For a weekday, it was quite busy, and everyone was laughing and saying how adorable she was. She napped through the drive there and woke up refreshed and happy. We got so many pictures of her laughing and smiling.

We picked three different types of apples. We tried our best not too pick too many, but in the end, we ended up with about two dozen of them. Elizabeth even picked a small apple her size. We ate an apple each day of our vacation and brought some home in our suitcase to eat later. All our clothes smell sweet. -S