Making Applesauce

We were blessed with lots of apples again this year from a friends orchard. 

"Micah!?".... Uh oh!! Someone was caught snitchin'! 😂

Go Uriah!

"Can I help, Mom?"

Cutie!

Time for a taste test! 

Lots of yummy applesauce!

--NOVEMBER--

Hunting season was great this year! All the boys got a buck except for Joshua who was too busy making sure all his little brothers got theirs first and ran out of time to get his own! They spent a good 8 days hiking way back in the mountains,  carrying their bucks out one by one. This was Jesse and Jared's first hunt, so great job guys! It snowed a few times, making it pretty cold to be out and about!

You can see the snow on the horizon!

Deboning them made the hike back so much easier.

Home for supper each night!

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Look who surprised Joanna! These two are pretty much inseparable!
How did he surprise her? Well... we sat waiting at a milk drop in Tucson. Joel had flew down the day before and stayed at a cousins house. He had his cousin drive him near the drop and he ran up,  opened her door before she had a chance to realize what was going on. At first she was more shocked then surprised! 😄 haha Anyways, here are a few pics of us touring Old Bisbee. 

I also want to wish Joanna a happy belated birthday, as I realize she didn't say anything about it herself! ;) One more year of being a teen!! We love you, Joanna! You have grown into such a beautiful young lady!

Being cold outside made it the perfect day to stop for a hot cup of coffee!

Bisbee coffee is the best!

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We recently got the Christmas tree up. Makes the house seem so warm and cozy!

Miss Muffet helped get all the ornaments hung. :)

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Found a night stand for 5 dollars! It's hard wood and in great condition. It did have a few scratches though, 

so I gave it a quick sanding...

and brushed on a fresh coat of paint. I'm am really happy with the way it turned out. 

What do you all think? :)

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The night you let your little sis sleep with you and she's so excited about it that she takes forever to fall asleep! Love her so much!

Fun with friends! :)

The days are getting shorter and so much colder. Christmas is on it's way!

Hope you all have a wonderful week! 😊

THANKSGIVING 2016

How was everyone's Thanksgiving? We had a wonderful day!
Family, food and games. We have so much to be thankful for this year!

 Thanksgiving is built on a solid foundation, and I want to encourage you take a few moments this weekend to return thanks. But let’s do a little more this year. Start with someone who you appreciate, but often take for granted. With the busy lifestyle of the modern world, we don’t take enough time to recognize each other. Thank the custodian in church. Thank the deacon that is always there for you. Thank your son or daughter, thank your mother or father, thank your friends, thank the clerk behind the counter for his/her help; take some time to recognize kindness that often goes unnoticed. Then, after you have given thanks to these people, go before the Father in prayer and ask His blessings upon them for all that they do. And, most importantly, thank the Lord Jesus. After all, it DID come from Him in the first place! -- WMB

Our turkey we raised dressed out at 30 pounds. Let's just say we were eating turkey for a few weeks after thanksgiving! 

All the food was delicious!

Judah being silly. :)

Making turkeys. 

Kaitlyn came up with different games for us to play.

First the relay race. Grab your partner, put on your hat and apron, run to a table and peel your potato while the guys through pitch forks into a hay bale and the back again. 

Next we had a Scavenger Hunt.

We also did jump rope, tug-a-war and some egg tosses.