An apple a day

Megan, and Riley to a lesser extent, have developed the routine of having a "bedtime apple" each night. Essentially this means they demand an apple with their water when they go to bed, much to the likely horror of their dentist. If she doesn't polish it off right away, Megan will keep gnawing on one of them for days at a time, leaving nasty rotten cores lying around (I think she considers the remnants on her nighstand in the picture still edible).  Riley would likely do the same, except he usually loses his among the 10 stuffed animals and 5 blankets he has in his crib.  Last time I looked I found a bunch of seeds rolling around in there. They have an insatiable appetite for apples - it seems like we go through five pounds a week. We must be putting some apple farmer's kids through college.