Sunday, September 26th marked the 2nd annual harvest at CR Vineyards. It was a gorgeous day complete with sun and the beautiful fall colors! A ton of family and friends came out to help my dad in the harvest efforts which was very fun. We picked from about 8:30 until 11:30 and then we ate and ate and ate. There was a fish fry and ribs and pulled pork and french fries(state fair style) and cheesy potatoes and wine...and you get the point...no shortage of food! So we definitely made time for celebrating after the fruits of our labor were picked. Bennett got to jam to the polka tunes and visit with all the grandmas while Pat and I helped to pick the grapes and he loved it. It was his first time at the vineyard and he was such a trooper. We had him bundled up and he took his share of naps in the back of the Volkswagen (as pictured below). As a nice end to our day, we even got to go up for a plane ride with my dad's buddy Joe so that we got to see the vineyard from the aerial view. It was Pat's first time up in a small plane so it was quite the thrill. Kaylee and Mindy joined us too and Kaylee got a wide breadth of new experiences...from driving the five wheeler to going for a tractor ride and then to top it all off she grew her wings and went for a plane ride. She has a future in photography I think because she got some excellent pictures from the air!
The fruits of our labor
Pretty vineyard
An aerial view of the vineyard....and all those grapes
Kaylee and Ben and the neighbor's award winning pumpkin
Ben taking a rest in the back of the VW. This was his nap spot so he did not miss any of the action.
A family photo at the winery
Another shot of the vineyard
Family photo with the Frontenac grapes. We also picked some King of the Nroth table grapes and my co-worker made me some jam with them thtat is to die for!
Enjoying the Harvest! Until next year......
Love the harveste pics and that little outfit that Ben is wearing! Connor had the same one and he was SO snuggly in it :)
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