Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Ice Cream

We have had some pretty warm days in Southern California this year so it's nice to let the kids get as sticky as they want with some refreshing ice cream. I gave the boys ice cream cones. Zeke had mint chip and Jonathan had Pecan Praline. I loved capturing this on camera.











Sunday, October 18, 2015

Apple Hill 2015

This year we got a chance to head up to Apple Hill in Placerville which is one of my favorite places to visit. It's beautiful, refreshing and everything pertaining to Fall lies in this place. From the colors, to the smells, to the views, to the tastes. This place is a must see if you ever are in Northern California. When we go we make sure to hit a few of our favorite spots.

Rainbow Orchards
Home of the Hot Apple Cider Donut. I'm sorry you LA donut lovers, you haven't tasted a real donut until you have tasted this. It's made when you order and given to you warm. They have an entire barn filled with awesome produce and I really loved tasting the Arkansas Black Apples, great texture, meatiness, sweetness and beautiful color. Make this your first stop in the morning before hitting up the rest of Apple Hill, they open at 9am. Perfect place to start your morning.

In the second picture while my dad was holding Jonathan he grabbed an apple out of the presorted bins for sale and took a bite out of it. We ended up buying that apple. So funny. He held onto it for a good majority of the morning munching away.




Zeke couldn't wait to get his hands on one of these. In the third picture below Zeke isn't looking but Jonathan is about to steal his donut.





Did I mention the beautiful grounds? It's so nice to be in a place that's just filled with vitality. Things are fresh, crisp, colorful. People are nice, industrious and know the value of hard work and patience. It's on my bucket list to own my own orchard one day. I want my hands and feet in the dirt and I want to see the sunrise on my own land. And I want to share with my family the legacy and the rich blessing that God gives through something so simple.









Over the weekend the weather dropped about 20 degrees in one evening and we had an amazing downpour of rain. I just love it when it rains. Some of us were prepared and some were not:)








We ended the weekend with some pumpkin carving.








Tuesday, September 15, 2015

A One Year Old and a Preschooler

Today we are reflecting on two major events, Jonathan turning one year old on July 29th and Zeke starting preschool today on Sep 15th. These are both huge milestones for them and us as parents. Just making it to one year with a child is a huge accomplishment as well as potty training your three year old and preparing him for school. It's exciting and overwhelmingly precious. We will never get back the year and years past but those will be times we cherish and we are thankful everyday for the life that God has entrusted to us.



HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JONATHAN




















HAPPY 1st DAY OF PRESCHOOL ZEKE