Apple Pickin' in Oak Glen

Last week we took a trip to Riley's Farm in Oak Glen and went apple picking. This is something we've always wanted to do but hadn't until now. Two years ago we decided to go but when we got there it was two months past the apple season!

Our daughter is in preschool this year and the month of September was all about apples and the color red. We thought we'd complete the month with apple picking. Faith loved it and we got some great pictures out of the trip.


The cost of apple picking is expensive for apples, but not for a family outing. Everyone in our party, except Verity, had to purchase a bag to put apples in. We opted for the small bag which cost $7. We spent an hour helping Faith pick apples and photographing her doing it. It was a beautiful day and well worth the $21 spent. I wish we had asked more questions before we went picking. Towards the end of the session we realized that some trees had a blue ribbon around the trunk and we overhear other families discussing what this meant, they seemed to know but we never figured it out. Going during the week is always a good idea, except for this day as there was a large homeschooling group and there was very little solace.







Down the road was a place called Snow-Line that is somewhat famous for their apple cider donuts, thanks to Huel Howser. The donuts were good, but plain. I believe the catch is that they are pretty much made to order and we are not accustomed to getting our donuts that fresh. Better than the donuts was the cider itself. They had a large counter with samples of many types of apples and cider. The apple cider was fresh and deliciously creamy, almost buttery in a really good way. After trying all the apple varieties we were assured that Gala really is the best. If you don't know then try them, they have a perfectly crisp texture and sweet taste.

Here's an apple!

Frogs like apples too!

Little girl and a big tree