One of the benefits of having no kids at home is I can volunteer to chaperone more often. Today I had the good fortune to go apple picking with Eve’s class. It’s actually the same place I went with her pre-k class last year. :)

This year a friend (another mother to one of Eve’s classmates) and I drove together and got to do some chatting and catching up with one another. It’s amazing how fast the days go by when everyone has kids and activities and whatnot. Not like the old playgroup days where naps were the only deciding factors. We met the class at the orchard and each parent was assigned a few kids to watch. Eve was THRILLED that she was assigned to me. :)

We followed the owner around, stopping to pick some raspberries, learn about the trees, see a fake apple that’s designed to attract bad bugs (Eve even remembered that from last year) and finally, finally, they got to pick some apples! They were very patient and very eager for that part.

The kids were allowed to sample a few golden raspberries. They were so delicious we had to pull the kids away. :)

Eve picking raspberries.

I got some good back-of-head shots today. :) It was a beautiful afternoon.

Each kid got a bag to fill. Eve filled hers with Honey Crisps, which are delicious! She wanted to make a pie this afternoon, but when the time came we ended up wrestling and playing with trains and just being silly for the afternoon. No baking happened. Oh well. Maybe tomorrow. Or maybe we’ll just eat the delicious apples!