We were both off work on Thanksgiving Monday, and we spent a terrific day with the girls. We had not planned too far in advance, but one thing we knew for certain was that we were not going to bake a turkey!
The sunny weather inspired us to spend the day outdoors: We headed to our favourite local farm for some pumpkin picking. It happened to be the last day of apple-picking, and although the girls and I had already been, Papa had missed out. So it was that we filled two large bags full fo Spartan apples after a pleasant tractor ride to the orchard. We had to use the ladders, as most of the remaining apples were high up in the trees. Papa, at 6'3" did most of the picking, but S1 and S2 also got to climb the ladder once each with their father. As for S3, she picked the most apples, all off the ground!
After our bags were full, we headed over to the pumpkin patch and collected a few small pumpkins, as we were already weighed down by two large bags of apples. S3 attempted to pick up the heaviest pumpkin she could find, whereas her sisters choices were more realistic.
Back at the farmhouse, we purchased some fresh corn and squash, freshly-squeezed apple juice, and snacked on some pumpkin cookies.
Back home, the afternnon breezed by: 2/3 of our kids napped, then out we went for a walk to the local park.
That evening, our hearty dinner consisted of:
-corn on the cob
-spaghetti squash
-apples
-and barbecued chicken burgers for the non-vegetarians
And were it not for the incident in the bath that evening, it was a perfect day. Half-way through bath-time, S3 decided to poop!!!
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