Dribbles, Nibbles & Scribbles

Apple Picking

Sunday morning we went to an apple orchard with my parents and C. & H.

Remember H.?

isn't he a cutie? no wonder MiniM.E. has a crush on him

We went to Meadow Ledge Farm, and this time, we actually picked apples.

But first, we picked through some pumpkins

Then we got on the ~~hay~~tractor ride to the orchard

Ate some apples

Picked some apples (or at least looked like we were)

Rode the tractor back (while the babies ate more apples)

And played a while...

Before heading home.

The babies had a blast eating apples, picking flowers and riding the tractors.

And might I add that they have THE BEST apple cider donuts? Seriously... any cider donut you've ever had can not compare to these ones. They make them hot right in front of you on one of those old-fashioned donut machines and they're hot and greasy and super tasty. mmmm... donuts....

Is it sad that the thing I write the most about is donuts?? But really... they are sooo good.

Heritage Farms

The weather for our NH Saturday didn't look great... but we still wanted to try to enjoy the fall as much as possible.

With some savvy web-searching, we found a cute farm with a petting zoo about a half-hour from my parents house. It was the perfect Saturday activity. Especially because they also had a restaurant specializing in pancake breakfasts. Animals and pancakes? What more could MiniM.E. (or me) possibly want?

MiniM.E. riding the calf. (before we saw the sign that said not to)

The calf. I want one.

on the crazy exer-swing

chickens

were fascinating

goat

and more goats

collecting leaves

practicing swinging

sliding

bouncing

playing in the sand

not sure about that truck...

visiting the ponies

I loved Heritage Farms and can't wait to go back next year. The animals were awesome- they just roamed around the farm and even played on the playground. MiniM.E. loved it. AND the pancakes were fantastic. Get the pumpkin ones.

Mt. Kearsarge

Friday of our NH vacation the weather was nice and my sister had the day off from work and we climbed Mt. Kearsarge.

When we took on our first ever mountain-with-baby in NY, I was expecting a Mt. Kearsarge-type hike. I was sorely disappointed. Fortunately, the hike this time was just as I remembered it and we made it up and down the mountain only singing for a few minutes.

ready to go

on the trail

We had beautiful, foliage-filled views

And plenty of room to play at the top

our little hiking troupe on the summit

my little climber

why do I always look weird in family portraits? what's with my leg??

moms and daughters

with Gram

An Autumn Visit to NH

Two weeks ago Bob took a long weekend and we drove to NH to do some leaf peeping and enjoy autumn-like activities. The leaf peeping went really well on the drive over and we got to see some really nice foliage. We planned some great activities, and fortunately the weather held out a little bit because for the most part it was pretty rainy.

I'm just a tad late in posting about it because my baby girl turned one yesterday and it was a pretty big deal. Two weeks of ~~bawling~~ preparing for my baby to become a toddler... but more about that later.

I really want to share all the cute photos of MiniM.E., but it takes a lot of time and effort to be witty, funny and informative in my posts, so for the sake of time, this and the next few posts will be light on text, heavy on photos. Thanks for understanding!

My favorite part of going home is just relaxing... seeing my family and having an extra pair or two of hands to help out with MiniM.E.

We really enjoyed playing outside this trip...