Boston Day 1: Apple Picking

We took a week long trip to Boston this month and had a fabulous time!

Growing up, I spent a few weeks every other summer out there visiting my cousin; I hadn't been back there in probably 13 years, and Quinn and the girls had never been back east before, so when we had the chance we took it! It was so fun to stay with Aunt Marianne and Uncle Kerry. We just wish we could have spent more time out there - we could have easily spent a month out there and not run out of things to do!

 Our flight got in 2 hours late going out there, which put us right around 2am. So, we didn't get to Needham until about 3. Needless to say, we didn't get up and going very early for our first day out there. Well, technically we didn't get up and going very early ANY day out there (that was probably our #1 challenge; for a family who struggles to get out the door before 9 or 10am, going back across three time zones with kids pretty much means losing at least half of the day every day) but we were extra slow getting out our first day. So we opted for a low-key local activity that didn't require a big block of time and headed out to Lookout Farm to pick apples. They had a little train that takes you out to different parts of the orchards, which the girls loved. We picked tons of DELICIOUS apples, pears and grapes.

Some of the apples were almost as big as Rylee's head!

 Cailyn was in one of her moods, but she LOVED carrying around her bag. She didn't let it out of her sight.

The grapes were so yummy! They almost tasted like fruit snacks they were so flavorful.

There was a fun play area

 with a (muddy) burlap maze,

animals,

This poor belly-dragging pig HAD to be pregnant!

 a tree house,

 and a "Kids Only" caterpillar train.

 

Cailyn had to put all her strength into pulling the apples off the trees.

 She put every single one into her bag

 unlike the rest of us who gorged ourselves snacked on fruit along the way.

 As soon as we got home, however, she proclaimed that she was the Queen sat down on the stairs with her bag and began to devour her treasures.

Later, we went on a little walk through the woods across the street. The keys to the rental van fell out of my pocket while I was taking this picture and weren't found again until the next morning. But any anxiety (which was a lot) I may have experienced that night was totally worth this shot, right?

 Notice there were a few leaves starting to change, but they were mostly green...which was a bit disappointing since I'd really been looking forward to the New England fall colors, but oh well!

We all had fun running around on the golf course on the other side of the forest trail. I just love these pictures of Cailyn.