Another activity-filled weekend with the family.<\/p>\n
When we went to the St. Paul Arts Crawl the other day, there was a woman handing out flyers for the opening of a new season of Ballet Minnesota<\/a> to be celebrated with a free ballet. We definitely had to see it and called for tickets to the Saturday afternoon show.<\/p>\n The show was Beethoven’s 9th at the Fitzgerald Theater<\/a>. All of us really enjoyed it. For Denna and Corwin’s first time sitting through such a presentation they did a great job. Was wonderful to see them tapping their feet to the music while rapt in the visual display.<\/p>\n On Sunday, we decided to go out for some Halloween pumpkins. After a bit of web searching, we found Minnetonka Orchards<\/a>. Was a short trip and perfect weather. The kids picked out four pumpkins, one for each of us. Unfortunately, at $4 each for entry, 43 cents a pound for pumpkins, and $25 for a bag of u-pick apples it added up to a notable price. We then spent the rest of the afternoon picking apples, pressing cider, hayrides, and a small children’s play area. Now just to find a night this week to carve our pumpkins and make some pie… I was thinking about using a recipe from My Home Cooking’s Apple Pie Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n