Saturday, October 22, 2011

Autumn in Grand Rapids


Wow, it's been over a month since my last post. That should tell you something...we've been really busy. Actually, it means we've done absolutely NOTHING so there's been nothing to post about lol. 

But Fall has arrived here in Grand Rapids and it's beautiful! I love fall weather! Fall means, sweaters, scarves, boots, apple cider and pumpkins! But Fall also means Winter is not too far away and I'm not the biggest fan of Winter (except Christmas). 

Anyway, recently we went to Klackle Orchards which is this huge apple orchard and pumpkin patch in Grand Rapids. I guess it's a pretty big deal. We went with some friends, drank apple cider, ate donuts and picked out a pumpkin! Below you can see where they load the freshly picked apples, clean them and bag them for sale. It was pretty cool to see the whole process.

All the pumpkins on the vines were itty-bitty so we picked one that was already picked lol. 

It's pretty much the perfect pumpkin :)

It was cold and windy but it was fun to get out and participate in a Grand Rapids tradition!