One of the highlights of fall is visiting an apple orchard, and we returned to our favorite place (Minnetonka Orchards) again this year.

Of course, it's not a Minnesota event without fresh baked donuts!

The girls got donuts too, and really enjoyed them.

They spent lots of time playing in the play-train, which much to Zahra's joy had a yellow car

The kids also just loved running around outside, and the girls REALLY loved the pumpkin patch

Look at Quinn cracking Penelope up!

Quinn also got his face painted with an apple, just as he did last year. He insisted on getting the exact same design.

The absolute highlight of the trip, though, was the train ride. The girls got to go on it this year.

The picture above is the only one we got, but I promise you that the girls loved it. Moin said that it may have, in fact, been the highlight of Zahra's life.

The kids also enjoyed time in the sandbox and on the giant slide.

I promise you that we got apples too, we just didn't get any pictures of that. We'll be eating honeycrisp for the rest of the week, which is one of the best things about living in Minnesota!