It's hard to believe that Zoe is 7 years old already!!!
Her favorite gift by FAR this year was her new cousin...just 2 weeks old!
Here's mommy Kara (Bob and Beth's sister-in-law)
And the CAKE!!! Exactly how Zoe requested it!
If you haven't yet seen Beth's cake web site, you should check it out! She took a cake class just for a new hobby and found out that she has a gift!!! Actually, she's quite amazing if you ask me! Today she told me she made her first ICE CREAM CAKE!!!! bethscakes.jimdo.com
AND THEN...
...as i sat...i looked over and saw the cake knife covered with black frosting...hmm, that looks like fun...and sure enough....
"what is aunt cheryl doing?..."
...like this Joshua...
SOOooooo much fun!!!! and all we needed was a little black frosting!!! :)
DadO was there, of course, and MomO came to town for the celebration, so we got to spend some good visiting time!
Bob's parents, Bob and Sue, were there, as well as his brother and sister-in-law, Shane and Kara! Good times! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOE!!!
The hill consists of several apple orchards, as well as vineyards, Christmas tree farms, and other farms. The farms vary in size and produce, but many of them participate in the fun of the fall season!
We first went to "High Hill, which is where Matt's family went when he was a kid. It was the happenin' place, with craft booths, a pond to "fish" in, hay and pony rides, pumpkin patch, and of course the smell of fresh baked apple pie in the air!!!....and anything else made from apples we could imagine!!! And CROWDS of people!
DadO knew what he wanted!!!...apple donuts of every kind to last all week! We enjoyed free samples of fresh juiced apples with nothing added!!! WOW!!! SO GOOD!!!
It was a perfect afternoon to sit and talk by the pond. We really enjoyed hearing more about DadO's life and time in Vietnam.
We next visited a smaller farm, which i enjoyed even more! The orchard was right there, fewer people, and beautiful setting!
By the time we were done talking and relaxing, most farms were closing up, so we just drove around to a few more. We found a great vineyard that we hope to visit again someday for wine tasting.
These are just a sampling of the many pictures we took one evening!!
We thought this picture looked a lot like the eagle on Muppets. See the resemblance?
The guys decided that Rachel and I have become a little TOO close... :)
And the GROUP PICTURES!! There were several more but some are actually scary looking with the strange effects that are available. You'll have to visit if you want to see them. We don't want to scare any onlooking kids!
