There are days when things seem to but *click* as a SAHM.

Children are happy, activities fall into identify, and temperatures hover in the 70?s (important in a climate like ours).

Today was such a day.

The children and I headed out, along with 36 of our closest preschool friends (and with their mamas) to a local apple tree orchard. One might be surprised that an apple orchard actually exists in our neck of the wood, but there is ane. Dwelling to dwarf apple trees, peach copse, a pumpkin patch, a few rows of cotton wool and chickens that lay green eggs (which I did not even realize was possible until today), this little apple orchard provided a great learning experience in the outdoors for our two kids.

The 2 listened intently to what the guide is maxim ¦or simply wondered when information technology was going to exist time to go a cookie from the orchard store.

At the end of teh plan, all the kids were allowed to option 1 apple. This was quite a care for considering the apple tree orchard does not permit this to occur every year depending on the ingather yield. Later the apples were picked, they were washed and the kids were allowed to eat them (topped with love from the orchard, if they wished). We do not get many chances to eat food fresh off the tree, so munching on these was  a fun little treat.

Miss E. with the apple she picked

Isaac with his prize apple

After learning all we could about apples and bees and large spiders that reside  at the orchard (*shudder*), we bid farewell to our friends, loaded up in the car and headed to a local park for a picnic. Information technology was finally fourth dimension to break out those yummy treats purchased at the orchard and bask a lilliputian bit more fourth dimension outdoors in the absurd autumn weather.

The children likewise wanted to play a round of hide and seek, their newest obsession. We managed a few games without me getting stuck in ane of the diverse playground tunnels or anyone mentioning that East. chose to hid in the same exact location each time.

After a few laps effectually the nearby skate park in which the children choose to use the stunt ramps equally slides, we packed upward and chosen information technology a day.

A really, really adept day.

I thing of notation almost this orchard is that Isaac and I visited information technology when he was 14 months old (and Evelyn was but  a  tiny, tiny baby bump). It was fun to  compare the pictures from today to  those from 4 years ago ¦

¦and also a bit agreeable to realize the male child wore the same outfit both times.

I gauge jeans and a polo are simply a classic manner.

Kids Activities Weblog is Holly'south blogging home.

She is the co-author of 101 Kids Activities that are the Bestest, Funnest Ever! and The 101 Coolest Simple Science Experiments.

She is the mom of iii boys ages 13, fifteen & 17 who partially homeschools. She believes that yous shouldn't accept to buy stuff to have fun when there is a kitchen junk drawer total of possibilities.