Thinking...

Thinking about Halloween...what to do, what to be... gotta figure it out!

My Apple Tree

Three years ago I blogged about the apples I canned. They were some of Ammon's first foods. When I did the job the apples were so small and wormy. I wondered if it was even worth it. But Ammon loved every bite.

Two years ago David Boone came and trimmed up our tree. It has been so beautiful and this is the first year it has produced since then...Big Beautiful Red Apples with much less bugs.

One evening recently we spent in harvesting our fruit. Mike picked the apples off the tree and my job was to gather apples from the grass.

Bridger had fun exploring this new world and tasting it.

A few days later my face began to change.

And then it got worse. I didn't know there had been poison ivy under the tree. But I survived. Mike says we will kill it in the spring. In the meantime we are staying far away from that corner.

Despite my gruesome face, I still love the apples.

Keep an eye on this boy.

This boy is simply amazing.

No matter what he is doing!

Or what body parts he is missing.

Those top two baby teeth have left his little mouth.

He is growing up.

At the Miller Land and Auction

Isn't Ammon so totally awesome on his Captain America bike! So cool, gotta love that face.

Dear Mike,

Dear Mike,
We miss you. Look at these lovely faces.

They wish you were here with them today. Hiking.

From the littlest to the biggest among us. How we love you for working when we are not. How we miss you.

We think you could tell us what this is, can you?

We think you would enjoy watching the boys be boys.

And w also think you would enjoy the sunlight coming through the shadows. Mostly, we just want you with us. Next time you have a few extra moments, please come hiking with us.
We love you, your family.