Homecoming Week

This last week was homecoming week for RHS and everyday has "theme" for the students and in this case teachers to dress up. For "H" day Anthony went as a hippie and I think he made a pretty good one. Isabelle wasn't so sure about it.

Harvest

I love this time of year! I grew up on an apple orchard and this was the time of year we would see the apple trees transform from the seemingly mundane jobs my dad would make us do all summer long to beautiful apples growing on the very trees we took care of all year. We would gather every night of the harvest out in the old shed with our uncles, cousins and grandpa to sort, box and then ship the apples to California. The trees have since been torn out and the Fields now sit empty. But each fall I am reminded of those memories I have from my childhood and the joys of the harvest.

The harvest also meant a lot of work for my mom, which I appreciate much more now, not only did she help us in the packaging of the apples, organizing the pickers, feeding the crew, paying the crew and a thousand other unseen tasks but it was her job to preserve and teach her daughters the importance of preserving the fruit so we could enjoy it during the cold winter months. Many hours were spent in the kitchen with my mom making applesauce, chili sauce, bottling peaches, pears, grapes, making jams and drying fruit.

I spent the day today bottling peaches and I am grateful that I know how to and was taught the importance of preserving. I am also grateful to have married into a family who do the same. My mother in law understands how hard it is to have 5 little ones at home and still try to get all your bottling done so she is helping me out this year and I so appreciate it!!

Thanks mom and dad for giving me a deep appreciation for "The Harvest"

Family

We were able to spend Labor day at Bear Lake with all of my siblings and their families. We all get along so good and always have the best time together. All of our kids are really close in age so they love when we all get together. Thanks guys for coming up to visit!!

A perfect way to end the summer

We blessed Kelsie over labor day weekend and had the best weekend with our families. All of my siblings stayed the whole weekend and we loved having them here.

Grandma Stewart, Mom, Me and Kelsie

Grandma and Grandpa Mitchell

Anthonys Grandpa and sister

Yankee

During the summer we got to stay at grandma and grandpa Mitchell's house for a few weeks. The kids learned to love and ride horses, especially Yankee. Now that summer has come to an end we are really missing our lazy Santaquin days out with the horses.......