Destiny of the Apples

Today we set out to make something with our apples. 

The product of choice = applesauce.

 Natalie volunteered to be the sous chef, she also volunteered to 'play' with the applesauce when I wasn't looking.  Maybe we should explain the differences in a toy kitchen and a real kitchen.

Natalie with the cinnamon 'twirls'

Linnea jumped in to help.

Amazing how little applesauce 2 large pots make.

And finally, a picture of the new house, for those who have not see it yet....

With nicely sodded backyard.

Now we're making apple butter....an experiment to try out on the next helpless visitor, and we still have apples to spare - perhaps for an apple pie?

Apple, Jack and Me

Today we opted to take advantage of the great fall weather and went out in search of an apple orchard. 

We found one called AppleJack, and it brought the idea of an apple orchard to a whole new level.  It was stocked with a corn maze, straw hill, live music, a restaurant, moon bounce field (permanent), sheriff to assist you across the road, giant pumpkins....

And apples....

All of the apple trees were dwarf size, which was great for picking....now, to figure out exactly what I am going to do with 25 lbs of apples, after all of the craziness.

Natalie's chosen pose for the photo with Erika

 

 

 

The First One

I've thought about doing this for years, but have remained hesitant for a few reasons, the main reason being time.  

Our life, like others, tends to get very busy and so I felt doing something along these lines inconsistently would be worse than not actually doing it.

Well, I've overcome this fear as I watch our two girls grow up and watch our location move farther and farther away from family and friends.  

First day of school

Now, we are the most Northern of the Norman clan (I think...there may be a cousin or two more northern - although it would be difficult to be more northern in the lower 48), and so I felt something was needed to keep us linked to those we know and love.  Here goes - I'm not promising amazing pictures or consistent posts, but I'll do my best to keep everyone updated.  For better or worse, this is the first post ;)