Will's baptism

Will was baptized at our church, South Harbor, on October 16.  Tim did a great job, and Kate and Liv were so excited and proud to be up on stage with us. We were thankful to have both sets of grandparents there, along with Uncle Brian, Uncle Justin and Aunt Tessa.  Will Matthew, you are loved, and we will do our best to pray for you and teach you about Jesus, and we'll need all the help we can get!

just hanging out with uncle Bri

SMILES!

This little boy is all smiles all of the sudden...and I love it!

fall fun

Apple picking 

Post Family Farms 

mmmm....donuts:)

Kate and Eli

Friday night football 

Garden Clean-Up 

(aka dig in the black dirt and make a major mess)

Sunday afternoon fun at Whistlestop Park

Walks with friends and neighbors

batten and board

We moved some furniture around and I was ready for a change in the dining room.  Handy husband to the rescue! I found pictures of the batten and board I wanted, we went to the lumber store, and a week later, I had my 'new' dining room! We took off the old baseboard, painted the walls white, put on new trim, added a chair rail, and then attached the vertical batten pieces.  Everything got one last coat of paint once it was up, and I really like it!

even Will wanted to help:)

apple orchard field trip

Kate's first field trip was to Robinette's Apple Orchard on the north side of town.  Marty came up to stay with Liv and Will, so I got to go along.  It was so fun to see Kate interact with her teachers and classmates.  We saw how they make apple cider, went on a hay ride, walked through a corn maze, and then finally picked an apple.  We also got a donut and apple cider before the field trip was over.  The donuts were pretty fantastic, so we bought some extras to bring home for everyone else:)

waiting to put her apple into the cider press

reading a book on our way through the maze

Kate's class

I loved having some special one-on-one time with my big girl!

applesauce 2016

The kids and I went down to the farm over Matt's work weekend and made our annual applesauce stash.  Both girls helped wash apples, along with their cousin Anna.  They had so much fun splashing around and 'squeaking' the apples.  The giggles were precious.  They didn't care as much to turn the crank or fill jars, but we had lots of other hands.  We made enough applesauce to last our family and Paul and Nikki's family for a year.  Lots of work, lots of fun.  Will and Maddie had some special bonding time, too:)

family fun

one last picnic!