Trip to the Apple Orchard

This week we took a trip with some friends...someone told her that if we just drove north of the city, we'd find orchards where you can pick apples, and they were right!

Here's the only pic that is unique to China...















Look at all 'em apples!















It didn't take us long to get to work. But our picking didn't last for long... Only until we realized that everything we picked we had to buy! Do you know fast a group of 6 zealous kids can pick??














Ellie had a bit of trouble pulling them off the stem but she worked HARD!



















Our picnic afterwards... Do you know we came home with a total of 45 pounds of apples!?














On the way home we also came across some cotton fields. They pretty much feel like a bag of cotton balls, just with a few leaves mixed in!



















Ellie wasn't happy to leave...but her pouty face is so cute :)