The Apple Orchard

This first picture obviously has nothing to do with our morning excursion, but it's too cute not to share! I caught Graham sharing his crayons with Elmo. He appeared to be deep in conversation and didn't notice me observing him. Lately, he's been really into playing 'make believe'. Whether it's cooking in his kitchen and feeding his creation to Elmo, or feeding imaginary food to his animals, Graham is proving to have a great imagination!


Now, onto our morning adventure...

We (Graham and I, along with my Mom and her good friend Linda aka Birthday Girl!!!) spent the morning at Minnetonka Orchards. Located on acres of rolling hills with trees in all shades of red, yellow, and orange, the location was absolutely picturesque! This place has it all-a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, corn maze, tractors to climb on, hay rides (Graham's first ride!), and of course the apple orchard.

Graham was intrigued by the goats on top of the building. Yes, the goats are real, and yes, that is a full size barn!

Graham meets his first pony

Graham liked the small pumpkin, until...

he spotted the big ones! Too bad they were too heavy for him!

Enjoying a walk in the woods complete with giant stick. He's ALL boy!

Still collecting sticks

After our morning in the crisp, fresh air, we were all more than ready for lunch. We headed to one of my favorite lunch places. In fact, it was just a year ago that Camille's was Graham's first American restaurant experience! So many restaurants are impatient when toddlers are dining, but the staff at Camille's is so wonderful. Everyone is so sweet and they can't do enough to help! They actually remembered Graham from a year ago and couldn't believe how big he's gotten! Thankfully, the mess he left today didn't even compare to the mess he left one year ago as a nine month old baby!

Amusing us all....he thought the bowl on his head was hilarious!

One year ago....can you believe how much he's changed in just a year??