Grandpa G. came to visit us last weekend. It started out with not such great weather, so it was Sunday before we were able to really get out. (Although, we did make it to The Works - a local burger joint with every imaginable topping available- on Saturday evening.) We went for a nice Sunday drive in the country to Kilmarnock Orchard. It sits on a small island in the Rideau close to Merrickville. We got to ride in the tram and then picked twenty pounds of Macintosh and Courtland apples - YUM!
Levi wasn't really so interested in picking apples. But he was really cooperative all day.
Clayton loved picking - AND EATING - the apples. I wish I had gotten a picture of him climbing the ladder to pick from the top of the tree. He has no fear of heights. Cyle was on the ladder with him and I was holding Levi. Sometimes I just don't have enough hands. The orchard was so very picturesque. Just today I finished putting up the apples. We've got 5 pints of apple sauce and 6 of canned apples. Next year I'm buying an apple peeler.
Clayton loves cooking in his kitchen. I just thought he was so cute wearing his apron and everything.
While Grandpa G. was here I thought it would be fun to visit the Experimental Farm. We got to see all kinds of animals. This Belgian horse is named Lady. We also got to see sheep, cows, pigs and a donkey. Clayton's favorite part of the farm is the Tractor display at the Agricultural Museum. (You can read about that in the previous post.) But to top off the day, Clayton got to watch a tractor in action as it disked up a field. What more could a little boy ask for?!Thanks, Grandpa G., for visiting!
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