This past weekend we were thrilled to have Robbie's cousin, Clayton, and his wife, Leah, out to visit us. They were in the area with friends doing a Napa tour and took a few days to come stay with us. They arrived Thursday, went to Tahoe on Friday, and Saturday we all went to Apple Hill.
Apple Hill is a series of tons of orchards in the mountains all grouped together. It's a bit of a family tourist spot. Many of the larger orchards have lots of kids things to do - hay rides, petting zoos, clown shows, fishing ponds, pony rides, BBQ, and of course apple desserts of all kinds. It's especially popular in the fall because it's harvest time for the apples. But it's also even more popular in October, because there's also pumpkin patches, so a good pre-Halloween thing to do.
We had a great time, ate great food, and had so much fun watching Owen. Last year we took him but he was too young (3 months) to really enjoy or even notice what was going on. This year he was fascinated with the goats. With no prompting was baaing at them. And he LOVED the old fashioned tractors. It was quite a 2-person production to pry him off kicking and screaming and give other kids a chance to "ride."
We took some fun pictures of Owen in his Halloween costume - a cowboy this year - with pumpkins and the tractor and then finished the day with some excellent apple crisp from Grandpa's Cellar orchard. Fun time had by all!
That night back home we had sushi with Clayton and Leah - yes I made sure I ate no raw food. And then they flew home early Sunday morning. What a treat to have them out to visit. I hope next time they can stay even longer. :) Maybe in the winter when we can take them skiing.
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