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Saturday, September 29, 2012

The Orchard :)

One of my favorite things about Fall is a visit to our favorite apple orchard (it is #1 on my Fall bucket list, after all!).  Well, we made it to the orchard this past week!  We spent the whole day out and about-first to a pumpkin patch and petting zoo, then to lunch, a walk along the water, a park and playground, ice cream treats, and finally, the apple orchard!  We had so much fun spending the day with family and just enjoying the beautiful weather. 

We also have some fun memories from this year, including Elijah throwing menus, dumping water, and grabbing at ice cream cones while we were in the ice cream shop.  I don't have any pictures because I was busy trying to keep him out of trouble and cleaning up messes, but you can imagine what we looked like!  At that same ice cream shop, we ordered Bella chocolate ice cream in a dish, which she promptly traded for Grandma's delicious peppermint bon bon ice cream in a cone.  Good thing Grandma didn't mind:)

Bella enjoyed the entire day, but she was really fascinated by the apple sorting and cleaning station that we could watch at the orchard.  She stood watching that with Grandpa for a good ten minutes or more.

Here are some pictures of the day:



















What a gorgeous day for the orchard!  It was so much fun and I am so thankful to have family to share memories with:)

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Playtime with B and E!

Bella and Elijah are starting to play together more and more...it is the sweetest thing:) Here are a few of their latest adventures:



Peek-a-boo behind the shower curtains









Chase!









Catch







And, of course, wrestling!





Love these two silly babes!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Salsa, 86 the dancing


Well, I can cross another one off the Fall Bucket list, because we canned SALSA!  Mmmm...It was fun to make and tastes delicious!  My mom has a huge garden with lots and lots of tomatoes, so she's been trying different recipes in canning.  She invited me to try making salsa with her, and I happily agreed.  We had a great time making it, and we each have 5 jars to use now:)  Thanks Mom!



Lots of tomatoes to choose from!





Mom and me-the salsa cooks:)

Our little helper Elijah

And our taste-tester Bella

Yay, Salsa! 

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Weekend Away

Well this past weekend we were able to enjoy an impromptu weekend away!  With Matt's work schedule, we never know when he will have an extra day off-so when we found out he would have Monday free, we decided to head north for a mini vacation!   Here is a peek at our adventures:
















Hope you all had a great weekend as well!  Blessings from our family to yours:)