Don’t worry. She didn’t fall; I should have said Autumn. I apologize for that. Anyway, here are some photos of Ellen’s first trip to the cider mill this past Saturday. I am still learning a lot about this camera, but I have seen a dramatic improvement in my pictures, and I am excited to learn more!
Here are a few of the scenery. A little noisy, but the colors looks great. Speaking of colors, I TOTALLY forgot to take pictures of the gorgeous leaves on the way there. I was too caught up ooohing and ahhing at them.
You weren’t allowed to pick apples at this cider mill. Apparently, “For every apple you pick, three apples fall to the ground and go bad. That is just bad business.” I didn’t know that. Ok then…
We wanted to do the corn maze, but no one told us you had to buy tickets at the front. We were too far into our adventure to go back. It was at this point we started to really laugh because we kept failing at cider mill activities. Trust me though, it was a wonderful day to stroll and take pictures with family. No fun lost!
After Ellen woke up, we took some pictures of her as well. A couple are out of focus and a bit overexposed (don’t you love how smart I sound…), but she is so darn cute, who really cares? Here’s Ellen picking out her first pumpkin. We got her an itty bitty one, and it only cost us $0.30!
This one is a bit fuzzy, but it’s so cute. She wanted to peek around on the hayride despite the blazing hot sun!
Ellen was Mrs. Grumpy Pants for most of the day. Here is a shot of her being a crab apple. Still cute though!
Then, we headed out to Ann Arbor to stroll around and get lunch. We stopped in a little park area to change her diaper, and she was totally loving the sun and breeze. We decided to take advantage of her happy mood and took some pictures while we taught her about the leaves.
Mike actually took this one after I taught him what I had learned in class. He’s a fast learner. Ellen was cooing up a storm here. Adorbs, I know.
Oh My Gosh! That’s my baby. My pretty, pretty baby!
Finally, we headed home. I subscribe to a blog, Digital Photography School (this will be relevant…) that has a weekly photography challenge with tutorials. This week it was taking photos at the “Golden Hour”, so I did one last shoot while the light was right. I don’t think I did half bad. Here is daddy with his girl.
Have you been to a cider mill yet this year? What’s your favorite part about them? Tell me in the comment section below.
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James and I went yesterday! There is a nice old mill about 20 minutes away from us. Awesome pictures and I love the one Mike took because of Ellen’s cooing. Can’t wait to meet the lil monkey tomorrow. I hope she doesn’t get confused.
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Just make sure we wear different clothes. That should help :) Also, just out of curiosity, did you comment on this blog via mobile device? I am trying to solve a mystery!
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Looks like you had a fun day! Your daughter is adorable!
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Welcome Banana Moments and Smart Cents. I’m glad you stopped by to read!
Despite the lack of apple picking, that was an awesome day with my girls :).
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Great pictures!!! I am looking forward to seeing what else your photag class brings us. Your baby is super cute!! You are so blessed!!!
You have such a beautiful little baby. I like the fall, but, since I moved to Hawaii three years ago, I noticed that we don’t have the cues like temperature changes and colorful tree leaf changes. My first year here, it was practically Christmas before I realized it! I am a new fan from Bloggy Moms.
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Great photos, Jenna! I love Ellen’s little hat, that is so cute! She’s a doll!
Your photos are pretty great for just getting started. I seriously need to learn more about photography. Little Miss Ellen is quite a cutie! Does she want a chubby ginger boyfriend from Saint Louis? :)
@Jen: I think she just might be into red heads. We are already taking applicants for her future boyfriends. Gotta preview them young :)
@David: Thank you! And, I love cider and donuts, but most of all, I love how you spell doughnut. Very old school.
Jenna, I love how your blog seems to be blowing up! I’m sure Maria and I will hit a cider mill at some point. I love the cider and she loves the doughnuts.
I posted from my phone yesterday and my computer right now :)
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I want to go to a cider mill after reading your blog and seeing the wonderful pictures. I can really see improvement from you last pictures. Cant wait until the next pictures!!