Apple Picking

Last night, we went to Uncle Brandon and Aunt Carrie's house. They have an apple tree that is VERY productive. ;) We picked and picked and picked. Colton's job was to pick up all of the apples that fell on the ground and he did a great job! I will be canning applesauce and apple pie filling for the next week and I can't think of anything better!

I am so grateful for the fruits and veges that have been sent our way. They are feeding my family and it's a huge blessing. Our own peach tree is trying really hard to get those peaches ripe. I will be slicing and freezing them as they come. I love to stick them in my lunches everyday to eat. They are delicious and healthy!

Swimming at Martha's House

On the 24th of July, our sweet neighbor has a big block party - complete with food, water slides and dog poop! Only a few of us showed up to it this year. After dinner, and the dogs eating the food off of the table, we opted to go a couple of doors down to Martha's and swim for the rest of the night. Some of us planned on swimming (all of the kids and Josh). Some of us did NOT plan on swimming (me). However, my husband opted to throw me in the pool (clothed). Funny.

The kids had a blast. Joshua broke the make-shift slide to the pool. Awesome. I eventually got into the pool willingly. The kids rock-climbed and jumped into the water over and over again. Mostly, I just loved being with Martha and watching Baby Brooklyn smile.

I sure love that family!

Braxton's Getaway

One of the greatest blessings of our move to West Point is the friends that our kids have made. Braxton has never had good friends, or even friends that he spent a lot of time with. When we moved here, he met Blake. Jackson calls him Ba-Lock-Ay. Josh and I call him "Block Head." We call him that very lovingly and I better not ever hear anyone else call him that! Braxton and Block Head are inseparable. They are together every single day. Block Head's mom talked to Josh on Sunday and asked if Brax could go to St. George for the week with their family. Off they went. She sent us some pictures yesterday. These pictures make me so stinking happy! I love that our kids are able to make memories with good people who care about them almost as much as we do. I also love that he has such a great friend to go on adventures with!

Swimming

On Saturday, Josh was at the U all day for football and the two older boys were with friends. I knew I needed to get the three younger ones out of the house so I took them swimming. It was a win for everyone! They swam their hearts out while I sat in the sun. Perfection!