Apple Picking 9-22-07

I went Apple Picking with my 6 grandkids and Steve on Saturday. We went to Royal Oaks Farm in Hebron, Ill. Free to get in, parking costs $3.00 on Saturdays only, other days free parking. Closed on Sunday.

We also had lunch at the farm, (very long lines for food). There was a childrens play area. There were tractors, Fire Engines, Noahs Arks and boats all out of wood for kids to climb on. We spent a lot of time there. Kids went on a Choo choo train rides, Merry-go Rounds. Petted the Zoo animals, after we fed them.

Most of the low growing apples were picked, so Steve helped each one of the kids with a lift to his shoulders for the kids to reach the apples. Lily enjoyed sucking the juice out of the apples, cause her teeth are not big enough for the bites yet. We spent most of the day at this apple orchard. Walked around the pumpkin patch, trying to find a good one to carve for Halloween.

After we finished at the farm, we met Stefan and his 2 other motorcycling buddies, Andy and Danek out in Hebron for Ice cream. (Stefan went golfing in the morning and then Motorcycling to Lake Geneva) came just in time to join us there. We made it home to our house by 8pm. Ela, Julia and Stevie will spend the night at Babcia's house till Sunday morning after breakfast they will go home to go to church.