ahhh apples

I love apple picking in Ohio and last Saturday we went and came home with about 18 lbs worth. It was a beautiful day and the kids had fun filling our bags full of delicious apples. After the bags were full we found a little playground and while the wee ones played I sat on a bench and looked out across the orchard and thought about how much I love days like these. It was really peaceful and got me thinking about how beautiful our earth is. I truly love when I get to share those moments with my family.

On the way home we talked about what to do with all our apple, and since Ethan did not like the apple crisp I made last year, they decided we should turn the load into Apple Sauce.... and have been reminding me of that ALL week. Well tonight was the night we finally made our apple sauce and it was delicious. While it was cooking, Ethan thought up ideas for several apple mashing inventions. I love the stuff he comes up with.

Also this week we enjoyed a quick visit from Dangle and Feather on their way to Albany. Ethan missed school for the day and we went to Kirtland and then to the beach. It was fun to get to spend some time with them and we are glad to have some family out east with us again. Molly was sooo sad when they left and has asked everyday since when Feather is coming back.