I had mentioned to my sister that we wanted to go apple picking and she recommended a location by her. Yeah, it was a bit of a drive for us, but with the added opportunity of spending time with both my sisters and their family, it was well worth it!!
We got there around 11:30 and it was a bit chilly out. We headed over to the petting zoo, first. I didn't think we were going to get Nathan out of there! He was fascinated with feeding the goats, sheep, cows, llama, chickens and donkeys. Well, until he almost got eaten by one! I was taking a picture and after I took my shot, I saw Nathan's arm was almost up to the elbow in the donkey's mouth! I guess the donkey wanted the food pretty bad! I was freaked out, to say the least, and got him free right away. He had some teeth marks on him but no broken skin! Nathan was still ok with the animals but we left all the same.
We then went apple picking. Nathan had so much fun pulling them off the trees! We were lucky and found some really low hanging branches so he was able to pick his own. On the way back, he was hugging two apples in his arms and wouldn't let you take them. He finally let go when he saw the tunnels he could crawl through and the haystacks he could climb on. For a little guy, he was quick and fearless!
Next, we took him on a pony ride. Rich was allowed to hold him on and walk around with them. It was a pretty long ride and they made it worth the money. Next...lunch! The smells were GREAT. We had a hot dog, chili dog, porkchop sandwich, drinks and some chips. If I had been thinking, I would have packed us a lunch. But since this was probably our last major outing for the year, it was nice that we "splurged."
It was getting warm out and the bees were making their prescence all too known so we decided to leave. In the end, the day cost us $28.35. This included 1 peck (12 lbs.) of apples, food for feeding animals, pony ride, lunch, 1 gourd, 2 donuts (their apple cider donuts are AMAZING!) and 3 coloring books that I'll save for Halloween gifts to offset candy for Nathan.
If you are in the Chicago area and are looking for a great apple orchard, check out Boggio's in Granville. We had so much fun! The prices were reasonable and there were several activities for the kids. We only did half of them ourselves!
Hope your weekend was fun, too! Now I just have to find some great apple recipes! (Feel free to share any links to some!)
My name is Alyssa Boggio and my parents own Boggios Orchard. I was just googling to see if I could find comments about the Orchard this year and came across your blog. I am extremely happy to see that you had a good time here. Thank you for your gracious comments and I am glad your children had fun. We are always trying to add to the farm fun.
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