Soggy when wet...
Football has officially kicked us into the fall season.
Tyler took a break over the spring season...
so throughout the summer we counted down the months until he could get back into the game.
This year he is the youngest player on his team...
and it has been a good challenge for him to keep up with the other players.
He is picking up his pace running after the flags...looking to defend the open man...and secretly hoping to score a touch down here and there!
As always, his faithful cheerleaders are on the side...calling out his name...proving to be a bit of a distraction...and of course...having a fun all of their own!
Several weekends ago, after Tyler's game, we loaded up the van and along with our friends, the Howards, we trekked up to the mountain to scout out the best apples of the season.
Along the way, the clouds got darker and darker...and pretty soon...we were driving through a downpour.
Hoping that it would stop once we got up the mountain...we continued on!
But rain or shine...it was apple picking time!!!
Thankfully, the Howards came MUCH more prepared than we did and were able to share a couple of rain ponchos!
Needless to say, we all got a little soggy!!!
Jason was the official umbrella holder...although I must say, most of us kept our distance for fear of getting poked in the eye with it!!!
Although our noses were drippy and our feet were sloshing...the apples were ripe for the picking!!!
We quickly filled up several buckets of apples...all differing varieties...and some even with bites missing here and there.
To warm us up, there were plenty of apple donuts and piping hot apple cider!
And not long after we were home...there was fresh apple pie!!
And now, only a few weeks later...our apples have all been gobbled up...two apple pies have been made...several loaves of apple bread...and homemade applesauce.
The kids are already asking if perhaps ANOTHER apple picking trip can squeeze it's way into our fall!!!
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