Monday we got settled and picked Mike's beans and peas. (Mary Jane was coming home that night after being gone to visit her family for a couple of weeks.) so Mike had to get those beans picked!!!!
Hayley picked the raspberries and we had some raspberry smoothies. We had smoothies everyday. Wow are they good. Then we had some raspberry shortcake the last day.
I told Candace she could have some of our red beets, and she cooked and froze I think 9 big packages. We also picked our beans (just a few and cooked them) Wow I love fresh beans picked straight from the garden.
The kids had fun playing in the water as we flood-irrigated the lawn. Bryce was in his glory hunting birds. Grandpa taught him how to shoot a BB gun. We have been inundated with too many birds eating our fruit----they just fly in flocks from tree to tree pecking at apricots and apples.
The kids picked up pine cones on Grandma Dayley's lawn and visited her for a few minutes.
In the afternoon, Candace, and the girls (and Jaydon) went to the mother-daughter activity. It was a water party, with dinner, a program and crafts. It was supposed to be overnight camping---however----Hayley and I were the only ones who spent the night! It was really nice to have some one on one time with Hayley. I forgot to take some pictures of Hayley and I and our lone tent. :)
Janet and Grandma were at the mother-daughter activity also, and Mary Jane and the kids spent a lot of time with us. All in all it was a fun time. Thank you Candace for taking the effort to come and see us.
Candace, Ashlyn and Jaydon making their pop sickle stick stars.
Hayley also making crafts. She also made a stitchery of a star with a pink frame. They also made some little flower hair clips.
Austin, Hayley and Bryce playing in the flooded lawn.
Hayley and Ashlyn feeding the sheep some beet leaves. Hayley was fast enough even to pet the lamb once!
Grandpa sitting on the steps enjoying the little boys
I'm sure Bryce will never forget the fun he had shooting birds.
The apricots were nearly ripe. Here is Ashlyn picking one.
Grandpa sitting on the steps enjoying the little boys
I'm sure Bryce will never forget the fun he had shooting birds. Nothing took precedence over that shooting activity. Grandpa
even played Axis and Allies with him while we were at the mother
daughter party.
The apricots were nearly ripe. Here is Ashlyn picking one.
That looks like a lot of fun. I sure wish my kids could have made it. We need to set up a time to come and visit again. The kids miss it there...they love your house. I can't believe Grandpa played Axis and Allies with Bryce. Alex will certainly be very jealous when he hears about that...also the BB gun shooting will make Alex VERY envious. I can't believe you were the only ones to stay overnight...how funny!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to visits from the rest of the family. Let us know who is coming for applesauce and when. Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up. We work in the temple on Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving so we will probably be close to home. We also work the day after Christmas, but maybe we can get someone to work for us on that day.
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