Tanner's Apple Orchard

We've enjoyed going to Tanner's every year since Sadie was a baby... This year we were lucky to take two trips to Tanner's! Our first trip was September 18th. We met our friends Andy & Lindsey (and Andy's family) for a day of fall fun... As we were preparing to leave, the weather did not look promising. About half way it started pouring rain! While we were in the car, we prayed that the rain would stop and that we could still have a fun day. It was still raining when we got there, but by the time we were done eating lunch the rain had cleared and we ended up with a pretty nice day.

After lunch, we fed the goats and then ventured onto the playground... We've never gone into the play area before (it's $5-$8 kids and adults pay, but for this day adults were free so we only had to pay for Sadie!) The playground is BIG with lots to do. The kids played on lots of different types of play things, played in a huge sandbox, road ponies (twice!), went for a barrel car ride, and road pedal go-karts. After the playground we hit the gift shop (this is always a big event with lots to taste). Before we left we went to the bakery for cider donuts for the kids and an apple strudel for us with our favorite--hot caramel apple cider!

This was the best pic I could get of the three kids!

Macey's first trip to Tanner's

Sadie of course never misses an opportunity for a close-up.

Kinnick loves to pet/feed animals. Sadie is a bit more apprehensive, but they both had fun!

Both kids had fun riding pedal tractors on the playground.

Kinnick loved his pony ride on the "Iowa Hawkeye" horse!

Macey & Aunt Lindsey

Pedal Go-Cart Ride

Macey decided to take a little snooze.

Kinnick loved trying to pick up the BIG pumpkins.

The kids enjoyed their little bottles of cider and their donuts on the trip home.

Our 2nd Trip...

Our 2nd trip to Tanner's was October 3rd. We went with our friends, the Shinkeys. It's our tradition to go together each fall... We had great weather--a little chilly (before all the 80 degree days) but not too cold or windy. Tanner's was packed--the parking lot was FULL (and they have a huge lot). We managed to get some tables for lunch so we ate first. After eating, the kids played on the train and fed the goats. We decided to pick some apples this year. We picked a pumpkin a few years ago, but this was first time picking apples. The kids had a great time. Marc helped them each pick one to eat (Sadie ended up eating two!) and we quickly filled our bag with 4 different types of apples. They had fun riding on the covered wagon through the orchard. After apple picking we headed into the gift shop for treats. It was so busy that we had to wait in line for about 1/2 an hour (it's not uncommon to wait over an hour on weekends!)

Kinnick is trying to get Macey to smile for a picture.

Macey looked adorable in her "Daddy's Little Punkin" shirt, but wouldn't cooperate for a picture.

Kinnick was getting tired and snuggled up for the wagon ride.

Megan, Carson, & Sadie riding on the covered wagon.

Sadie found a good one!

The kids posed for some pictures in the orchard.