Apples!!

A week or so ago we went to the apple farm and picked apples. We took a small ride out to the trees.The farm had three different kinds of apples growing.
These were the red delicious. There were so many apples!

We got a giant box full.

I didn't really think about what we were going to do with all of these apples. My kids like apples and eat them all the time. But 20pounds of apples sure is a lot! I decided to make applesauce.

I found a recipe on line. 4 apples chopped, 1/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup water, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Throw it all in a crockpot on high for three hours and you have applesauce.

This is the first batch of applesauce, with cinnamon in it.

Of course I had to sample it. Hot applesauce on vanilla ice cream, delicious!

This is the second batch of applesauce without cinnamon.

"More applesauce, please, Mom!"

Autumn

This is my favorite part of fall. Yes, I know that I am a grown-up and shouldn't like sugary candies, but there is just something about candy corn. I LOVE IT!!! It is a toss up between the normal candy corn the pumpkin shaped candies. I like to eat one of each. Austin likes to eat pumpkins only. Ryan likes the "carrots" only. Layla is impartial. What do you like?

Gotta go back, back, back to school again!

If anyone can tell me what song and movie that title comes from, you will win a treat!

The first day of school Austin got on the bus and went off to second grade.

A little while later I took Layla to school where she had gradual entry. She got to go to the cafeteria and get milk and a cookie. She looked so tiny walking up to the school with her giant back pack.

In fact, both of my kids looked tiny with their loaded up backpacks.

All in all it was a good start to school for the year. Layla got on the bus the next day with her friends and did well! She does look a little apprehensive in the picture of her getting on the bus!

Pictures

When we were in Ohio visiting my brother and his wonderful family we went to a garden. These are just some of the pictures I took. I think they are beautiful! I don't even know what any of these flowers are, I just thought they were gorgeous. The colors are striking!