birthday in annapollis valley

We decided to celebrate my 27th (ahhh, getting too close to 30)
birthday in the beautiful Annapollis Valley. There is a small town
in the valley called Wolfville and it very close to the coast of the
Bay of Fundy. It is absolutely beautiful...rollling green hills
(something we don't see very often in Halifax), brilliant flourescent
colored leaves, and festive fall activities everywhere.

We had a crew with us, the Jake, Amber, and Emmy, Jake, Malese,
and Jace, and Curtis and JoLynn. We went to the same orchard we
visited last year to pick the best apples we've ever tasted. After a
hike up the hill, while pushing the kids in their strollers through
the mud, we reached the fabulous Courtland apple trees. We picked
enough to fill our 20 pound bag and ate enough to make ourselves
sick. Ireland ate one apple after another, and ran through the
orchard with Emmy and Jace, she was in pure heaven.

Afterwards, we headed to the "pick you own pumpkin" patch.
We got geared up with clippers and wheelbarrows and head into
the patch to pick out a winner. A lot of the pumpkins were
starting to rot and Ilie actually found the best one out there...
it was a winner. So we packed up the kids and the pumpkins in
the wheelbarrows and headed out.We then took the kids to the
petting zoo, and oh...they loved it. Ireland fed the goats and just
giggled and giggled everytime they ate out of her hand. They
also giant pigs, rabbits, and peacocks, and played on boats and
tricycles. OK, so by that time we were starting to get hungry again
(after eating 10 pounds of apples), so we headed to the town.
We ate at this cute little pub and grill called Joe's, and oh...
a cheeseburger and fries never tasted better. And that ended our
adventure to the valley. It was a great way to keep my mind off
how old I was turning...27, what a grandma!!