One of life's greatest pleasures is seeing things through the eyes of a child. I am blessed to experience seeing with a child's eyes each day as a Kindergarten teacher. I am also blessed to be the aunt of three amazing nieces and one fabulous nephew. Today's adventure involves my niece Avery Leigh. Let the story begin...
The day started out with Mass in the morning and through the cold and drizzling raindrops I wondered if our adventure would indeed take place. After church the weather took a turn for the better and Avery, her Mom Erin and I headed out to Eshleman's Fruit Farm in Clyde Ohio. Upon our arrival Avery was super excited. First we checked out their store and picked out some apples for Avery's Daddy Jason. We named the colors, looked at the bee display and even giggled at some cute mini pumpkins. Then the time came. We were given our plastic bags and turned over to the alleys of trees that line the fruit farm. It was time for apple pickin'!
Many of the trees had been picked over so we had to drive back to the furthest part of the orchard to get to the trees who still had glorious bulbs of red apples hanging on them. When we reached the trees Avery was off and running. She picked away and filled a bag in no time! She intently looked at the apples and didn't give up even when some where challenging to pull off. She had such a good time and you could tell that this was a fun experience for her. We talked with her about someday when her sister Rylan would be big enough to come join in the fun. All in all it was just a blast to spend time with two of my favorite girls...Avery and her Mom Erin.
Thanks Avery Leigh for letting Aunt Lissa be a part of your first apple picking experience. Thanks also to Erin for including me in the lives of my nieces. I feel blessed to be a part of your lives and I look forward to many more firsts as the girls grow!
