an apple a day.

For the most part, I stick to our curriculum that we are using for school. Since it is kindergarten, it includes plenty of coloring, cutting, pasting and crafting. I'm sure we will do lots of little extras as we make our way through the year.  One particular day a few weeks ago, we went off the curriculum and had an apple day. The boys helped me make applesauce. They helped me eat the homemade applesauce. We read books about apples and making applesauce. We did an apple taste test and comparison chart with several different types of the fruit. Holden's favorite was Gala and Pax's was Golden Delicious. And today we just happen to have our first field trip with some fellow homeschoolers to an apple orchard just 15 miles north of our home. We learned all sort of things about apples (and insects and honey). The boys got to pick an apple, watch the process of how they are cleaned, and then eat their apple. All the while a sweet lady added honey to their fruit. All of the children just gathered around the woman that held the honey bottle. It was funny. I never would have thought about adding honey to an apple. And this mommy left the apple orchard with a homemade fried apple pie. As for Abe, he sat in his stroller, skipping his morning nap, yet completely content the entire time. It was a nice day to get out of the house and do something a little different. Next year I will plan better and coordinate our apple day at home the same week as our apple orchard field trip. A few pictures from our apple day...

And from our morning at the nearby apple orchard...