10.14.13 ~ Apple Picking Baltimore Edition

Two weekends ago we missed out on one of my very favorite yearly traditions - apple picking with the Mayforths and Auerbachs. Our plan was to drive from MD to NY and meet them at the same farm we went to last year. But, in the end we canceled and didn't go. Jason had been away for almost three weeks leading up to the apple picking weekend and so we decided to stay home and have some down time focused on the kids instead. 

So, this past weekend, when Cathleen invited us to join her family on their apple picking trip, we jumped on it. We went to a local farm and pretended we were part of the Carver clan for a morning. We picked apples, we ate fritters, we fed goats, we got muddy, and we went on the strangest hay ride ever (let's just say Both Harriet Tubman and Harry Potter were there). 

Liam and Nora get to spend a lot of time with the Carvers when they are with Cathleen, which is lucky for them. I've never seen a family more enthusiast about babies and children. They welcome and love and care for Liam and Nora as if they were their own. Cathleen is fantastic anyway, but the fact that she exposes our kids to her amazing parents, siblings, and niece and nephew is an added bonus!