A thousand apples a day will keep the doctor away...

A friend posted on facebook about a farm in Bosque Farms that was in need of getting their apples picked before the first big frost of the year. So we went first thing Saturday morning and picked until our buckets were full! We were the first people there and I guess a lot of people got the same message because by the afternoon instead of giving the apples away they were charging them... So we spent all day Saturday drying, caning, baking everything apples! Apple pie, applesauce, apple butter, dried apples... And we all ate about 4 apples a piece too!

The boys heading off!

Daddy helping the dinosaur pick!

All of us loved it! We had an apple throwing contest and laughed about all the things you could do with apples. We loved it and made a great memory for our family! Plus we will have homemade apple pie for thanksgiving... In fact I have 5 pies in my new freezer right now! Oh did you know I got a freezer for Christmas? Like a nice stand up one?! LOVE IT! Hello freezer meals!

Zoo buddies

We took a trip up to the zoo while Don & Kathy were here too! We were suppose to take the train but Troy had car problems (we had to install a new alternator) but we made it and the kids both young and old enjoyed it!

This pic of Chandler cracks me up

This one of Hinks makes me laugh too!

Feeding the ducks

Chandler loved throwing the whole piece of bread in the water... Grandma was trying to teach him to tear pieces off

Acting like bears???

No it was monkeys... Thats right!

Then the BIG GORILLA came! LOL AKA DADDY

A skinned knee...

Thanks Grandpa & Grandma for hanging out with us at the zoo!