Fall Fun Day

Today the entire family headed to Jonomac Orchard. It was a gorgeous fall day and we all began by picking apples. Trying new apples was yummy and getting a variety to eat and bake with was an adventure. Once we picked our half of bushel we had some apple donuts and slushies to cool us down before we headed to the corn maze.

The corn maze was shaped in a huge apple to celebrate the orchards 25th anniversary. There were numbers and words carved into the maze as well. As we have done in the past, we divide the family up into two teams. The boys which includes my dad, Matthew and Mark. Then we have the girls which includes my mom, Ashley, my sister-in-law Angela and myself. The goal is to get through the maze, figure out all six clues in the maze and get the appropriate hole punches, and finish with the fastest time. The boys started out 5 minutes ahead of the girls. Once we were in there we had a blast and the competitive juices kicked in. At times we could hear the boys team and knew it was going to be a close race. I am proud to say that the girls team kicked butt. We all worked together and had just such a fun and exhilarating time and can't wait to do it again.

We ended the evening by coming home and making caramel apples. The caramel was way too thick so we all have sore jaws from chewing. This is a tradition I want to keep!