Harvest Time

Over 100 quarts of grape juice from our own row of grapes.

Apple juicing at Warren's this year:

And selling pumpkins:

We even have enjoyed the end of the fall bearing raspberries on the 20th of October!

Heavenly Father's hand is so apparent in the harvest!

Looking Unstoppable

This week under the lights at Lampson, Chiawana looked pretty unstoppable.  Talmage got in for several plays both offense and defense during the 3rd and 4th quarters.

We have had beautiful nights for football games this year, and this week was no exception.

Life Rank

Not the greatest of pictures with me mid-word and B with his eyes closed, but I was sure proud of him.  Now he is onto Eagle!

Teenage Girl!

Sariah turned 13!

Spechts gave her fairy lights, Gp and Gm Wells gave her a gift card and Gm Hales sent a beautiful handmade card.  James and I gave her a super soft blanket which she has affectionately named "lamby."  She got herself a glass microwave popcorn bowl that she uses almost daily.

Even though it was HER birthday, when I went out to the van to take her to school, I found 13 handmade envelopes tied with baker's twine.  Inside each one was an inspirational quote--just perfect for my concerns.  

I can't even imagine what our family and our lives would be like without this amazing girl!  The night before her birthday was Young Women in Excellence.  She came so, so close to earning her entire Young Womanhood Award in one year.  Even though she just finished reading the Book of Mormon for her Personal Progress, she jumped right on the challenge from the prophet when he asked the women of the church to read it before the end of the year.

This is what she did for her YW's leader.  She makes everything more beautiful!

Rollerena---finally!

The kids earned a free trip to the roller rink this summer when they finished the summer reading program.  After begging and begging, I finally took them.  I was super proud of them when they realized it wasn't as easy as they thought it would be.  They kept at it and greatly improved in the hour and a half that we were there.  It had been years since I had been roller skating.  After awhile, it came back and I actually had fun.  

Homecoming 2018

Talmage and Kassidy

Chandler Woodward, Talmage, Coleson Beus, Even Dawes, Kolton Beus, Tyler Jenkins, Carson Woodward

A bunch of good looking kids!

Oliver

I came to pick up Bryant one day at Sister Naef's after he mowed her lawn and he had a surprise for me.  

He had rescued a beautiful bird of prey that had a broken wing.  

He had already named it Oliver after "Arrow."

Talmage knew it was an American Kestrel right away and was in heaven holding it.

We called the Blue Mountain Wildlife Rescue and we handed the beautiful bird off the next morning.  Unfortunately, Oliver didn't make it.