Thea Bohannon of Turner plucks an apple Thursday morning in an orchard at Wallingford’s Fruit House in Auburn. She was joined by her brother, parents and extended family. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

After picking and eating a few apples in the orchard, Oliver Bohannon of Turner struggles Thursday morning to lift a pumpkin he selected at Wallingford’s Fruit House in Auburn. It was his first time picking apples and pumpkins, joined by his sister, parents and extended family. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Oliver Bohannon of Turner bites into an apple Thursday morning in an orchard at Wallingford’s Fruit House in Auburn. It was his first time picking apples, joined by his sister, parents and extended family. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal