the hornacek family: apple hill

it really feels like christmas! today we went to apple hill, which is right outside of placerville, ca. this was our first time and we will be sure to visit again next year! the first apple orchard we went to didn't have any apples, so we tried high hill orchard and that was the place to be. it was a very chilly, but beautiful day so we were all bundled with our warm jackets. we just walked around when we got there and checked out all there was to do. it was lunch time so we decided to grab a bite to eat first. after our tummies were full, we headed over to the pony rides. when we asked kyri, "do you want to ride on the pony?", she said, "ok!". she loved every minute of it! it was very hard for her to say bye-bye to the pony. i'm so glad we let her go on the pony ride, i know that was the highlight of her day and ours too!

after the pony ride, we got kyri a white chocolate snowman sucker at the fudge factory. while kyri enjoyed her treat, we headed over to the tree farm. i just love looking at the beautiful silver tip trees. kevin wouldn't let me get one, he didn't want to put it in the car. we'll be getting a christmas tree later his week, i can't wait much longer! we spent some time by the fishing pond, just letting kyri run around. it was fun for her to get close to the ducks and to see the fish that other kids were catching. our last stop of the day was to get a treat for mom and dad. i have heard about their apple doughnuts so we gave them a try. sooo yummy! we also picked up some apples to bring home. you can't go to apple hill and not bring home apples. i think i'll be making an apple crisp tomorrow.

what a wonderful day! i'm so glad we decided to make the venture out to apple hill. i love making new memories with kryi and creating traditions for our family. the pony ride, crisp winter air, and apple doughnuts, all made for a perfect day with the ones i love so dearly. this is what christmas is all about.