Apple Picking

Today we headed to Tanner's Orchard north of Peoria to pick some apples.

Joshua LOVES apples...he gnawed his apple completely to the core!

What a life - just riding around while Momma and Daddy do all the work, lol.

So much fun!

We ended up with 4 pecks of apples...plenty for making apple sauce and apple crisp!

After we loaded our apples into the car, we sat down at the cafe for warm cider doughnuts and hot apple cider - YUM!

What could be better than a warm doughnut on a cool day?!

Helping Momma put apples into the crock pot to make apple sauce.

I think more of his apple slices ended up in his mouth than in the crock pot, haha!

So GOOD, Momma!

After 4 hours, here is the finished product! Delicious!

And now we are watching a little TV, waiting for the Tigers' game to come back from a rain delay...GGGOOO Tigers!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Farm Day Fun

A couple weeks ago, we visited a farm with Joshua's friends Blake and Logan.



The big boys got to ride the tractors!



Joshua's very first tractor ride...he loved it!




The boys were having so much fun riding and getting dirty, they didn't want to leave! Thanks, Troy & Gary, for a fun morning!

32 Weeks

Giving baby "bwuvver" some love. He is so sweet and asks me multiple times a day if he can kiss the baby. Hope he still loves his little brother this much when he joins us in less than 8 weeks!

Had my 32-week appointment today. Doctor says everything looks great and I'm measuring right on schedule. Still feeling well for the most part, a few of the normal aches and pains, but overall I feel good.

Can't wait to meet this little guy in just two short months!

Loungin'

Watching Your Baby Can Read while Momma makes lunch.

Victory!

We are celebrating another Lions victory this afternoon!

My boys all decked out in their Detroit gear!

Someone only made it to the third quarter...

After a busy weekend, JJ cashed out for three hours this afternoon! Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping child?

Hope you all have had a great weekend!

Love,

M, K & JJ

Perfect

Chicken noodle soup...the perfect lunch for this chilly, 55-degree fall day!

Joshua agrees!

He kept saying, "Mmmmmm, poop!" LOL.

Hope you are finding ways to stay warm today!

Wordless Wednesday: Friends

Some Things Never Change...

Despite the fact that our little guy is growing up right before my eyes, some of his old habits remain...

12 months old, eating Spaghetti-O's - January, 2011

20 months old, eating Spaghetti-O's - September, 2011

Some things never change! :-D

Soaking It Up

Who says September has to mean the end of summer? It is a balmy 81 degrees here in Fairview today, and we are soaking it up while we still can! After all, soon enough it will be too cold, and we will be wishing we were able to spend time outdoors!

A short trip to the playground and then we spent the morning running around the yard...perfect start to a beautiful day!

Oh, and anyone else think this child is looking a little TOO grown up lately?!?! Any suggestions on how to get him to slow down? Haha. Despite the fact that I miss his "baby self", his "big boy self" just gets sweeter and more fun by the day!

Have a happy Monday! ~K

Freezer Meal Frenzy

Today, my friend Caty and her little girl Sawyer came over to make some freezer meals. Since Caty and I are both expecting, we thought it would be nice to have some meals ready for when these babies arrive!

We made 10 meals, including these delicious peanut butter chocolate chip muffins, dijon marinated chicken breasts...

...chicken rice wraps, queso fundido, tater tot casserole...

...chicken pot pie, meatballs, barbecue chicken pizza...

...lasagna and stromboli! WHEW! In the process, we learned which meals take TOO LONG, which ones are super EASY, and that next time maybe we should hire a babysitter, haha!

Joshy & Sawyer (or "Soy-ser", as he calls her) had so much fun playing together while the mommas worked!

It is so much fun having friends over, Momma!

Who ya talkin' to?

Is she the sweetest or what?!?!

Joshua did anything he could all day long to get Sawyer to laugh...their giggles were so contagious!

They chased each other all day, running around and around the kitchen!

After an extremely busy day, we now have a freezer full of ready-made food! I am so thankful to have a wonderful friend with whom to do these things! These two mommas are ready to put our feet up after 10 hours of cooking, labeling, freezing, not to mention chasing & feeding children!

Now we are relaxing and snuggling before bedtime...I think we will all sleep well tonight!