It’s not a secret that we’re busy during apple season.  It’s also not a secret that we have three little girls.  We are so fortunate to have a network of amazing family, friends, and neighbors, that help look after, watch out for, play, chauffer, and entertain our kiddo’s when Jared and I are just too busy.  BUT we still love to make time for the kids when we can – even it means they have to help us doing orchard things.  Cedi’s pretty decent at picking apples and really amazing at helping with Pip, Capri is amazing at picking pints of baby tomatoes, and Pip, well, Pip is 2. 

The other morning, Papa (aka Jared) let her help him sort apples.  She was supposed to look for bad spots and if there were some put it in the bushel behind her.  If not, the bushel on her right.  She did okay…Papa had to remind her every once in awhile that she needed to be looking for bad spot.  Overall, it was just an adorable moment I was lucky enough to witness between father and daughter.

Since she did such a good job, we rewarded her with an apple cider donut and had her ‘snuggle’ up to the giant ‘Jumbo’ apple.