Millstone Creek Apple Orchard

Well, it was Friday morning (yesterday) and after walking Lake Pine, we decided to take the day and have school outside the house.  So we went to an apple orchard and picked apples.  They were a little limited on supply ... we found out that the orchards in the mountains lost 80% of their apples this year because of weather.  So the orchards have been sending workers to pick apples in other places and selling at their stores.  There were plenty of rotten apples on the trees and lots of apples in the tops of the trees.  So Erica became the picker up high as she sat on Scott's shoulders.  All in all, we picked a huge bag which was plenty for us.  Yesterday, I made an apple spice bread with a praline glaze.  I thought it was very good and the recipe from Southern Living magazine, minus pecans.  Today, I am going to make a pie and maybe some apple turnovers for later next week.  The last picture is Scott admiring his apple he picked AFTER breaking off a huge limb on the tree!  I was like, "What the heck are you doing??!!!"  LOL!!  I think he was trying to get kicked out of the orchard.  Erica and Jack were side-tracked pretty quick with all the flowers they wanted to pick.  It was a very simple, little orchard to pick at it and nice to get away for the morning.  And they sold apple slushies.  Have you ever heard of such a thing?  We didn't try it  I just didn't think it sounded all that great!