What fun we had apple picking yesterday! We had a big scare at first because we went to the orchard we went to last year and there were ZERO apples on the trees. With two children asking every two minutes when we were going to pick apples, this was not a good discovery. Thankfully we found another orchard about 5 minutes away that had plenty. Sam set to work immediately filling his little basket with ones he found on the ground.
Amelia cracked us up because while we were all using ladders, apple picking poles, jumping to reach the apples, etc. we looked around to find her across the orchard calmly picking apples straight off of low, low branches right at her level. Haha. We moved over to that tree to continue picking what ended up being a VERY LARGE amount of apples:)
More pictures to come of rock climbing, campfires, hikes, etc. !! The grandparents get here this evening ("Where are grandma and grandpa? Is that their car? Are they coming soon? You said they were coming!" Next time we are going to make it a surprise, wowsers!) so I am sure we'll have reunion pictures as well. I am off to get some rest now. Everyone is asleep. Ahhhh. JenP.S. Can I just pause here for a second to say how incredibly thankful I am that Sammy is in such a different place this year than last? Last year he melted down almost the entire time at the orchard because he wanted to be on the ladder all the time and couldn't. This was a real refection of the challenging season he had from age 1 1/2 to 2 1/2. So much frustration, so many meltdowns. He has grown so much in this past year in his ability to adapt and to overcome disappointments, thank the Lord! Seriously, that is what was most on my mind yesterday morning. Thankfulness for this little boy and what a joy he is and how far we have come. Raising Your Spirited Child was an enormous resource to me during that year, and for years to come I'm sure. If you have a child that is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, energetic (Sammy is all but the last) this book may be an encouragement to you as well.
3 comments:
yay I'm so glad it's going well! I'll get your apple peeler to you asap :)
Also, I can't believe how beautiful those mountains in the backgroun are!!
Beautiful :) So much fun! Wish we had things like that here in Houston. We just get our apples from HEB :(
As for the book, yes, it has been a life saver for me. As a matter of fact, I picked it back up again just this weekend - after what has been one of the toughest weeks. It comes and goes - but thankful for a Heavenly Father who is consistently loving us and protecting us and guiding us through it - even on the toughest of days. Sooo glad that this year was a better experience for Sam!
Beautiful beautiful orchard!
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