Apples, Thrift Stores, and a Wedding...

It was a busy weekend full of fun and interesting things. We traveled back to our hometown for the purpose of going to one of my cousin's wedding and as usual we found a lot of other fun things along the way.

Andrew just loves going to Grandpa and Grandma's farm as there is always something new and exciting for him to investigate beyond the usual peak at the tractors and rides on Grandpa's ranger. This time he discovered where apples come from! Our little guy loves, loves, loves applesauce and would eat it by the bucket load if we let him. Apples are always pointed out with a "Peaz" (Please) from him when we are at the grocery store. So he was very interested when he saw them hanging in the tree. 

He was grinning ear to ear when Grandpa told him they were ready and he could pick one (and so was I).

 

 He was such a happy boy carrying around his apple, pretty proud of himself I think too.

It wasn't only Andrew who got to experience a first, I had never picked apples before so I jumped at the change to head out and do so. I didn't know what to expect but an extremely good year for apples made it easy. From one tree we filled five 5-gallon buckets and could barely tell we were there it seemed like (they have two trees on their property and a few more down the road a little),. Our take was two full apple boxes, waiting to be peeled, sliced, and frozen for future pies or crisps or made into applesauce. The picking may have been fast and easy but the work ahead doesn't seem to go that way, very worth it though.

Oh, but the apples were not the end. My sister and I have found something new and exciting for us to do and this weekend we got our mom to come along for the ride (she may have thought we were a little crazy). My sister started going around to garage sales and finding frames, boxes, nic nacs, etc that could be painted and made into something new and great and I quickly jumped on. 

This time we found a great chair for Andrew that I plan to redo, make it a little less pink, among many other things, some to be posted later. I will be sure to post a before and after once it is completed.

The wedding was great, although a little chilly. Our weather has decided there would be no gradual move from summer (90-degree weather) to fall (70-degree weather). It was a beautiful setting at the bride's parent's horse ranch. It was a great time getting to see some extended family members that I haven't seen in quite a while. Sadly Andrew had had enough shortly after the meal so we weren't able to stay very long.

Our weekend wrapped up after our long drive home with Chinese take-out and my boys lounging on the floor watching football. "Go 9ers" (sadly they lost).