Harvest Time!

Our new house has an amazing orchard. We have four apple trees, a pear tree, and a plum tree. They are all very developed and mature, but they do need to be cut back and sprayed next year. We have been very much enjoying harvesting our crop and Dan has been working very hard on his cider press. In a few weeks we are planning a big party to make apple cider, but this weekend we did a trial run and made some pear cider. The Jarolimeks and the Terry's joined us, so we had a total of seven kiddos totting/running around! Everybody got a turn so it was lots of fun.

Alma is starting to discover solid foods - and this was her first s'more. It was a very messy endeavor, but she was very happy about it.

My first attempt at Pear Honey. A little thicker than I wanted it, but divine.

Our Plum harvest!

Harvesting apples! Tons, and tons, and tons of apples!

Why yes, it IS a boy!

Roadside Pit Stop

Over Labor Day weekend we decided to head down South to visit my family. We stopped at the beach in McCall to stretch our legs and take a break. Dan and Alma ended up going for a brief swim in the Lake. We all had an excellent time!

A Mini Getaway

These pictures are kind of old, but still very fun. This summer we had a very early morning appointment in Spokane so we went up the night before and got a hotel. We stayed right on the river and were able to walk to River Front Park. We enjoyed walking in the park, eating out, and taking Alma on her first Merry-Go-Round.

VACATION!

Last weekend we took a few extra days off and went to Mazama, WA with the Jarolimeks. Gretta found us a lovely cabin for rent right out in the woods. The resort had a private lake, a swimming pool, and an awesome hot tub. Mazama is near Winthrop WA which is a western themed town that was lots of fun. We had homemade peach ice cream, lots of fresh fruit (we were in fruit country!) went on hikes, bike rides, and had all kinds of fun. We also got to celebrate Dan's 30th birthday! Here are a few fun photos.

A Bun in the Oven

Dan and I are very excited to announce that we are expecting a new baby! Starting in March we will have two little bundles of baby to love. This is the photo that I sent my mom to see if she would figure it out. It only took her a second, but my sister on the other hand, she didn't get it :) It's true what they say about baby # 2 - your belly pops out three times as fast! I didn't have a belly like this with Alma until 5 1/2 months along.

Pool Time

Since our first trip to the pool we have been going on a fairly regular basis - Alma is a natural born water baby!