Favorite time of year

My hubby and I went on an adventure with some friendly faces. I'm a "Big" for Big Brothers, Big Sisters and my Little and I enjoy going apple picking in the fall. Turns out my hubby has never been apple picking...we needed to change this so he decided to come along this year. Then my Little's mom, her boyfriend, and little brother decided they wanted to join in as well. We all had a GREAT time picking LOTS of yummy apples. I couldn't wait for 2 things to happen after the picking process:

1. APPLE CIDER DONUTS!

2. Making all sorts of yummy deliciousness out of the fresh apples.

This year I decided I was going to challenge myself. I have become an expert in making apple crisp. My hubby has gotten really good at applesauce. I have been trying to build my courage to try making an apple pie. The pie did not happen last year...I chickened out. That was not going to happen again this year. Especially since a co-worker gave me her award winning pie crust recipe. AND the crust was made especially for an "Apple Crisp Pie!!!" Are you kidding?! I make a great crisp and now all I have to do is put it on top of a crust?! I can handle that!

So I attempted it...



(Please disregard my filthy oven...but look at that delicious crust...yum!)

And here is the final product...



It's a little awkward looking on top, but that did not affect the taste. It was excellent! I have a few things that I would tweak for next time but I am happy with the way it turned out.

I love fall for so many reasons....what do you like about it?!