Applesauce and Cranberries!

Friday- We went the Apple Orchard!
We picked a large bag of beautiful mixed apples for our weekend project of making homemade apple sauce. Seeing all the different kinda of apples was lots of fun. The apples made fall seem so real. I love apple season. They are one of my favorite fruit. We also got a jar of apple butter to enjoy on homemade pancakes along with some beautiful fall veggies fresh from the garden. No Camera! :(
The kids like the fall colors and are looking forward to our next weekend trip to the pumpkin patch.....

Saturday- HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE!
The whole family join'd in to make a yummy batch of great tasting apple sauce. Madi enjoy'd the peeling,coring and cutting up the apples (with my handy dandy Pampered Chefs Apple tool) and Kyler enjoy'd the tasting! After a few hours we had tackled 16 pounds of apples now frozen in the freezer for later liking. YUM! YUM! YUM!

Sunday- Church potluck and guest Pastor...
Sunday marked the 50 year anniversary to sending kids from Mauston to St. Pauls Luth. School in Wonewoc (Madison currently attends Pre-K) so we celebrated with a invite of the Wonewoc school to our church. The junior choir sang and the new Pastor from their church blessed us with a great sermon. "Following GOD's WORD is very important because to just listen only creates a sand foundation to your faith." Aaron and I made a great tasting Apple Crisp for passing. Kyler is getting better about sitting in church but he needs some more practice. Please pray for him.

Monday- CRANBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, and more CRANBERRIES!
We took a trip the the cranberry bog. It was beautiful. The leave of the trees are turning and the very colorful berries floated at the top of the water. The smell in the air was sweet with a brisk bittery light wind. The kids were attentive and the tour was enjoyable. We learned that cranberries are grown in low lying areas where the soil has an acidic nature and there is an abundant supply of water and sand. Also, did you know that cranberries do not grow under water or in standing water? The water is used for frost protection and helps with harvesting. Madi's favorite part of the tour was the packaging plant and Kyler enjoy'd all the big trucks.