Fall Family Fun

apples – 12 oct 2008

Rob came home from DC for the weekend. While we didn’t have the weekend we had originally planned, we did have some fall fun! I was worried that we would end up spending the whole weekend “taking care of stuff,” and I really didn’t want that to happen. After taking care of a bunch of things around the house (and the cars — car trippers’ cars need oil changes), we headed up to the north Georgia mountains.

On Sunday, after a slow morning, we headed to Ellijay, the apple capital of Georgia. Our idea was to go to Hilltop Orchards as they have lots of apples as well as a petting zoo, and then head to Burt’s Pumpkin Farm. We were in for a big surprise at Hilltop. Its business has boomed and the number of activities available have mushroomed!

trikes – 12 oct 2008

The girls were anxious to get to the petting farm, but Camille stopped along the way to milk a cow and Chloe stopped to ride in a trike derby. In the petting farm, the girls both loved holding the kittens and chicks. The little goats kept trying to eat our hair and clothes.

goats – 12 oct 2008

chicks – 12 oct 2008

The girls went on a giant slide and a zip line before the extreme event. I’m not sure how it related to apples, but there was a bungee jumping area and both girls wanted to try it. Bouncing flipping and flying through the air on a gorgeous fall afternoon.

bungee – 12 oct 2008

Finally, we got to what I wanted to do….walk through the avenues of trees and pick apples. The girls had a great time finding the apples they wanted. We very quickly filled our bag. Inside the store, I bought a beautiful market basket that was made in Ghana.

apples – 12 oct 2008

Driving by Burt’s, we decided to skip venturing in. The parking lot was full and the farm looked overcrowded. Not fun, though I do miss seeing the rows and rows of orange pumpkins!

apples – 12 oct 2008

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