A is for Apple

The Ryan family took a trip to the apple orchard this month to pick apples and meet up with friends Sean, Sarah and their new little guy Owen (2 months younger that James). Sarah and Megan handled the kiddos while the guys climbed trees to grab apples. Most of the trees were well picked, but each family managed to fill a half bushel in about 2 hours of wandering around. More importantly, both children were able to witness their fathers providing a history demonstration as they were knocked on the head a few times with apples falling from the tree (or, from the person above them in the tree) above them.

(Gotta love the hat and James' facial expression!)

It was kind of tricky to use all those apples. I made a no-sugar-added batch of crockpot cinnamon applesauce and some apple crisp. Some apples were delivered to my parents.... What else?
PIE!

I love pie. I love to make pie. Could I make pie for a living, or at least a side job? Maybe that's something to ponder down the road, because I really enjoy this. Anyways...

I made a pie for my parents, for Dan's new work office (which, he reported, disappeared in under 5 minutes) and pie for church... and I have one more ball of dough sitting in the fridge, waiting for me to use. But thankfully, I am out of apples and need to get more from the store before my last apple pie goes in the oven!

Pre and post photos of "Crummy" Apple Pie.