Who can resist the temptation to pick a round, rosy apple right off its branch? Apple-picking is a favorite fall activity in New Jersey. The sunny weekends we've been having are made for a day at the farm. Last Sunday we trekked out to Sun High Orchards in Randolph with the kiddies for apples, pumpkins and hayrides--the stuff of great autumn memories.
Best of all, this was affordable memory-making. For us, family outings are often overshadowed by the price tag. Something that shouldn't be a financial burden, such as a trip to a family farm or going to a carnival, can make the "larger family," (apparently a couple with three kids fits into this category--sad, somehow, to me) feel priced out of the game. Sun High Orchards offers apples at a $1.79 per pound, and hayrides were only a buck. We filled up two bags of apples, picked a pumpkin and enjoyed a ride around the farm all for just over $18.00.
Now it's time for Mommy and her sous chefs to delve into the cookbooks and see what we can make with the, er, fruits of our labor.
Best of all, this was affordable memory-making. For us, family outings are often overshadowed by the price tag. Something that shouldn't be a financial burden, such as a trip to a family farm or going to a carnival, can make the "larger family," (apparently a couple with three kids fits into this category--sad, somehow, to me) feel priced out of the game. Sun High Orchards offers apples at a $1.79 per pound, and hayrides were only a buck. We filled up two bags of apples, picked a pumpkin and enjoyed a ride around the farm all for just over $18.00.
Now it's time for Mommy and her sous chefs to delve into the cookbooks and see what we can make with the, er, fruits of our labor.
