Fun in the Fall~Part 2

See? I told you it would come! :) I am feeling very accomplished, because I actually followed through with a part two.....
     A couple weeks ago, we went to an apple orchard with our friends the Nordstroms and the Etheringtons. We had a great time, the weather was perfect and the apples were amazing! When we got there we ate our packed lunch and set right out to pick apples!! After picking too many plenty of apples, sampling cider, and walking around the orchard for a while we were ready to go. But not ready to go home, oh no! The day was just getting started! After leaving the fruit farm we drove through a beautiful place called the Loess Hills. Really though, beautiful is not the word to describe this place, it was more like stunning, magnificent, breath-taking, marvelous, to name a few.....
Apparently, the Loess (pronounced Luss)  Hills are a rare land form and the only other like it is someplace in China! Wow....  Impressive... We took a hike and had the privilege to marvel at the wonder of God's glorious creation. Here are some pictures from our delightful afternoon.

 We got quite the kick out of seeing a (full) pack of gum hanging from this tree. It was weird...

All of the kids found sticks and posed with them, even Squeakers!! It was so fun to be with friends and enjoy the seasons, food, and weather God has given us!
   A few days after picking apples, guess what we made? Apple Crisp!! It was the perfect way to use the apples we had picked and it was scrumptious! We have been very thankful for this lovely 60 to 65 degree weather, because in the middle of October, that can be pretty rare.  Other than visiting friends and family, playing outside, and school work, the Hennhouse hasn't been up to much. Thankfully, that also means we haven't been to the E.R in a while and hopefully it stays that way. I will try (really try!) to post again soon. I know I get behind sometimes...
~Bugg
Oh, and by the way.... I started my own blog!! Here it is...
Dingy, but Loved   =)