FALL for the HOGES

It is finally here. I love all the seasons for different reasons. I have to say that I can't wait for summer to get over so I can decorate for Fall. My favorite season would have to be summer though- I just don't really decorate for it at all, but that will be changing soon.

Last year we went to an orchard and picked apples. Then we made apple sauce, apple pie, dried apples and of course ate them. 

This year we just made apple sauce and the starter for apple cobbler. We picked 427 pounds of apples. I figured out that about 125 pounds gives you around 20 quarts of apple sauce. This is with the 16 pounds of waste included. Man oh man that is a lot of work. I heard so many times, 'You guys are crazy. You are never going to go through the 427 pounds of apples that you picked. Blah blah blah.... but we did it! Oh yeah. I sure hope you are not reading this blog and you were one of the ones telling me this. Just kidding. 

I didn't think that we were going to be able to do it either. I thought things were going to be too crazy, but we survived. We beat the odds and we feel all the better for doing it too. 

Me and Arlee... and Lydia. See the little growth on my back? Yep that is Lydia- she was a real trooper.

 Hans was the king of the ladder

Halloween Party @ church

Don't the kids look so cute?

This little girl loved that icing. Can't you tell?

 Trunk or Treat!


FIELD TRIP!!!
We went to the Barret's Farm. There was a little hay maze and a pumpkin patch. The kids seemed to enjoy it.

 Lydia's new thing is blowing kisses. That is what she is doing here.

 The three kiddos going through the maze.

 Not sure why these are out of order- sorry. Arlee and her friend at the Ward Halloween Party

 Lydia could have used a nap, but she looked through the pumpkin anyway. Cute little girls.

 Arlee had a hard time crouching down like she is. I am pretty sure she was scared of falling off. I know I was thinking, 'Man if she falls off and breaks something I am going to die!'

 They were discussing which one would be the best one. 'Oh look at this one, This one is cute, Wow, look at this one. Arlee you should have this one, etc.' They were pretty funny and particular about finding the perfect pumpkin. Good times to be had at the local pumpkin patch.

After finding the perfect pumpkin we headed home. A couple days later we waited for Hans to get off so we could paint pumpkins on Halloween (only time he was off early enough). 

 Lydia loved hitting her pumpkin while screaming at it.

Arlee loved making silly faces at me while I was trying to get her to say cheese... Love her to pieces.

 Couldn't you just eat her up?

Muah!!!!!

 Lydia would rather scream and hit her pumpkin than paint it. Point made. I was holding her hands until I got a wipe for them though- which made her more upset. : (

Arlee loved painting

Arlee figured out by mixing all the colors she could have a black pumpkin. This was pretty amusing for her.

 Notice all the different colors in each dot of paint?

Maybe next year this will be fun for her... As long as she had treats she was happy sitting there.

Since moving here we have kind of been adopted into a family or two. One family invites us all the time to things. Most of the time we go. We really enjoy them and the invites as well. We did Halloween with their family. It started out at their brother's house. We ate dinner- which had the best enchiladas I have ever had! Then we set off trick or treating.

 Hahaha this picture is priceless. Lydia didn't want to be there and Arlee did an awesome job in keeping here there. She is such a big helper.

The Saucing continues...

I have to say that we are so glad to be done for this year. Now it is just time to move into our new house. When that is going to be? We have no idea, but hopefully this month- otherwise we will be homeless.