Fall Weather = Kite Flying, Apple Picking, and Music!

We had a great weekend. Eleanor and Henry's Aunt Jess came into town and we had bundles of fun. Our first adventure was to try and fly the rocket ship kite that we have never successfully gotten in the air. Well, this time was no different. Although there were gusts of wind and several different opinions on how the kite should be launched, the kite just did not want to be airborne. But, we did have loads of fun enjoying the lovely fall weather and each other's company. Eleanor made a fantastic game out of running around us with her arms outstretched behind her and her chin jutting forward in a very comical way. She was so cute I took an excessive amount of pictures.

Eleanor running around and around:


Jess meets Henry:


The highlight of the weekend was that afternoon when we went to the apple orchard at Homestead Farm and picked a bucket of apples -- it must have been nearly a bushel. When we first got there I was thinking about Inspector Gadget because there were some really fantastic looking apples near the top of the trees. Turns out Eleanor makes an excellent arm extension -- go go gadget arm! After our apple picking we managed to find a caramel apple and some farm animals (including a goat named Elmo) to round out the perfect afternoon. Good news is the farm also has a pumpkin patch, which opens in a couple of weeks. Hooray for hayrides and pumpkins.

Eleanor and Vince reach the high apples:


Vince, Jess and Eleanor at the orchard:


This weekend was also the Takoma Park Folk Festival so we decided to pop over there for a bit this afternoon. Nancy and Grace met us there and we had a fun time at the Groove Stage. Eleanor loved dancing to the music and running down the hill. Henry didn't care for it too much but I think he was just tired and overstimulated from such a busy weekend.

Eleanor dancing at the festival: