Making Memories....

It was hot. In the 90's. We needed shorts, sunscreen, and lots of water. Shade was sought out constantly, and we were soaking up the rays almost everywhere. No, we were not at the beach. And no, we were not in the desert in mid-summer. We were apple picking. In late October. The very last weekend of apple season, to be exact. But then again, this is southern CA, and we like to be "special". While the rest of the country is bundling up and lighting fires in their fireplaces, we are sweating it out in good old CA. Keton and I took the girls apple picking, and we were really excited because we have been wanting to do this for a long time. Even though the weather did not provide us with a perfect fall day, we made the best of it anyway and had a wonderful time!

The farm was called "Riley's Farm" and it was full of children and adults hunting for juicy apples. There was a cider press, BBQ restaurant that served everything fresh off of the farm, and a general store straight out of "The Little House on the Prairie".

Stella slept through most of it, but Gracie was happy to pick some apples on her behalf and chomp on them while finding more to put into the bag. It is amazing how much more delicious the apples are straight off of the tree. It really got me thinking about how important it is to eat food in the form that God intended (if possible!). It is so much healthier, tastier, and truly keeps your body running at it's best. Although our family strives to eat healthy, and I consider it a necessity to provide nutrition to them, we still tend to snack on refined foods for convenience. But I have to tell you, snacking on those apples this week has been pretty satisfying...and adding some organic peanut butter makes it almost a dessert.

We had a great weekend seeing our girls, as well as the rest of Keton's family, at his grandfather's birthday gathering. My mom was able to make it as well, and it was truly nice to have everyone "together", which just does not happen much anymore.

Gracie and her cousin Isis love to mess around with my brother-in-law Colton. It works out because it turns out that he is more fun than I am:) It has been great to be with family again, and it has been nice for them to get to know the girls. They do grow so fast! So thank you all, for a wonderful fun family weekend, where more memories were made!