Applesauce

A few weeks ago my parents took Katie and Peter up to North Georgia. They came back with lots of apples so the last two Saturdays were spent making and canning applesauce. In all we canned 71 quarts of applesauce and 5 quarts of apple butter. We also made several pies and a couple of apple cakes.

Helpers washing apples

I gave Grace a taste - her first time to have solid food.

She was not impressed.

Tagged

Tricia Ann tagged us to list 6 random things about ourselves. So here goes...

Katie:
1. I burn popcorn when I cook it.
2. I drove a H-1 when I was 13.
3. I can pop my elbow backwards.
4. My favorite sport is swimming.
5. My favorite ice-cream is chocolate-chip cookie dough.
6. I can't sing.

Amy:
1. My favorite foods are pancakes and sweet potato casserole.
2. My dream car is a yellow Jeep Wrangler.
3. I can touch my nose with my tongue.
4. Fall is my favorite season.
5. Tengo diecisiete anos.
6. I killed a big copperhead on the driveway with a shovel.

I hope that's random enough! :D

Cross Country Banquet/Running

The cross country team had their banquet on Saturday night officially ending the season. Amy started off Saturday running in a 10 mile race at Stone Mountain. She ran the 10 miles in 1 hour and 18 minutes. She placed first in her age group; however, as she was the only one in her age group I guess that means she placed last also! She was pleased with her time as she really hasn't been training much since the cross country meets ended a few weeks ago. Next she is preparing to run a half marathon on Thanksgiving Day. (It's called The Turkey Trot!)

We ended the day with the banquet. Each runner received some sort of award at the banquet:
Molly won the Persistence Award for Junior Girls
Peter was the Most Determined Junior Boy
Katie won the Best Sportsman Varsity Girl
Amy was the Fastest Varsity Girl

Katie's Nature Photography

Katie has been enjoying taking pictures. Here are some of her nature ones taken recently.






We had this turtle come to the back deck and proceed to eat a cicada. He was so intent on his meal he didn't care that we all came out and sat and watched him eat it. He devoured the cicada pretty quickly, but we spared you those photos.

Random pics

We haven't posted for awhile. Not much going on here except normal life, so here are a couple of normal life photos.

Scott Dresses!

Scott had the privilege of dressing for the game on Saturday. Georgia Tech won but it wasn't very pretty. But Scott looked pretty cool there on the sidelines.

Amy and Katie went down early (the rest of us went down at game time) to take pictures of them warming up on the field. That is why the stands are empty in the second picture - it was two hours before the game. Stands were pretty full for the game.

Jumping Jacks

Huddle after warm-up. Scott is right of center

On sidelines with 1st and 2nd string quarterbacks during game

Number 66 is the other home schooled guy on the team

Cross Country Finals

Our league's state cross country meet was Saturday morning. Amy placed third.

The varsity team

Eric ran in the parents race

Matthew hanging out