October is done!

It was fun while it lasted! I am so glad November is here. It is getting colder and the little kids have colds...the candy is too much and now we move into SUGAR season... Next up is Thanksgiving, Birthdays and Christmas! I need a vacation! This week I will make it to the temple no matter what, that is the only place where I can just forget the crazy world and think.


Doesn't he look cute all chubby and warm?
I am so glad these two get along so well.




We have been studying Art with the cousins for Day School together once a week. Here is a bit of the kids pointillism paintings. Each dot is placed next to another dot of a different color and your eyes then blend the colors together creating a true color instead of mixing the colors before painting...hmmm, maybe we need to work on it a bit more but it was still fun. We were studying Seurat




All the leaves have almost dropped...we had a big raking day. Of course we also had to play in the pile of leaves! The yard looks great! The oldest did a great job dumping the loads in the compost pile. He also got paid for this job because he struck a deal with his dad ahead of time! Sometimes the kids just need the right incentive.

We finally picked the apple trees at our home. Yesterday I got out there and with a lot of tender loving care topped both trees. I almost fell out of the tree a few times and I have quite a few scratches on my arms. Also a little sore on my sawing arm but I am so glad the trees are chopped shorter. They were quite out of control this year. Next year we will spray and hopefully get a quality and manageable crop in the Fall. They are really good apples. Two different kinds, but I am not sure what kind...red and red yellow.

Delicious Apple Pie!

Caramel Apples!



YES IT ALREADY SNOWED THIS WEEK! Luckily it melted by Saturday so we could go Trick or Treating without snow boots on.



Indians are the rage this year! Princess never go out of style for 3 year olds! AND if it is pink it doesn't matter what costume it is, it will be great!

Who let the kittens in? Just kidding. This was a fun treat to make for our Halloween party with the cousins. Kitty Liter Cake. It tasted great!

After we came home from Trick or Treating the neighbor way down the street called and said the neighbor further down the street had two of our kittens. They must have followed a few Trick or Treaters and got lost. Those kittens aren't very careful with the busy street in the front. I wish they would stay in the backyard and play.

And finally...
I am at the end of the tomatoes. I cut these off the vine about a month ago right before the nights turned to freezing. They were all green and I forgot them in the laundry room till yesterday, they turned red! I will try dehydrating them. Anyone ever do this with cherry tomatoes? Should I add spices or something? Garlic?



Baby O my goodness is starting to cruise around on the furniture! Dangerous!!


That is it for October...apples, Art, food storage/preserving and educational fun!