Big Plans Academy: Apple Orchard & Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

We ended our apple unit and began our pumpkin unit by going on a field trip to an apple orchard and pumpkin patch. In the town of Wilcox (which is about 3 hours away from us) is Apple Annie's Orchard and Apple Annie's Produce and Pumpkin patch. We have gone to this apple orchard 2 other times. This was the first year where Rachel and Isaiah could do a lot and Rebekah could actually pick the apples (the last time she was only 6 months old). This was Malachi's first trip.
We started the day by taking pictures while we waited for our friends to arrive.

Rachel with the tractor

Rebekah with the tractor

Isaiah with the tractor

Rachel with a bunch of apples

Isaiah with a bunch of apples

Rebekah with a bunch of apples

Rachel and Rebekah

Isaiah


Rebekah, Rachel and Isaiah...Josh is hiding back there holding up Rebekah and Isaiah.

Next we watched a giant grasshopper that we discovered.

Do you see it?

Then we joined our friends and had pumpkin pancakes with homemade apple syrup. Here is a picture of all of our friends that where there (except Malachi).

Then we picked a wagon, bucket and apple picker and walked over to the fields to pick some apples.

Rachel with the apple picker

Rebekah, Isaiah and friend Carsten in the wagon

Rebekah with an apple

Isaiah picking an apple


Rachel picking an apple

Then we took a ride behind a tractor all through the orchard.

Rebekah (and Isaiah and Rachel in the background)

Rachel

Malachi, Mommy & Daddy

Next we ate our lunch that we had packed that morning and then headed over to the pumpkin patch. Then we got our supplies and walked to the pumpkin patch. In the pumpkin patch we did a scavenger hunt. We looked for and collected stems, leaves, vines, flowers, and small green pumpkins. Then we picked out a family pumpkin to bring home.