Beautiful Fall

Bright and Bex came up to spend some time one Saturday afternoon, and were able to help gather the flowers from the Property. 

Then we decorated the graves with fall foliage

Then we went to check out MORGAN MAZE !! 

Almost got lost in the corn, and Grandm's phone was dying, so we headed back OUT 

Corn pit was SO MUCH FUN !! 

Back to Grandma's for a sleepover - but FIRST, let's dip some strawberries in WHITE CHOCOLATE (no chocolate fountain this time - Grandma wasn't up for it and we didn't have that much chocolate)

Next morning we painted baby pumpkins !!

And jumped on the trampoline before we took it down for the season.  

Sleepover at the end of May (just about forgot this)

Jumping on the trampoline while it's sprinkling and the sun is shining

Bright looks pretty serious in this photo, but she is seriously the sweetest, most loving child.  Always (mostly) with a smile.  Click here to see our reenactment of a funny time that will go done in the annals of Rich Family History

Bright also brought up this fun activity - mini "snow" globes.  We all made some, and put different stickers on top, so that we knew whose was whose.  They even made some for Cash and Cam, and they are still sitting on my windowsill above my sink until they come in August. 

This sweetie is getting older, and is expecting to do all the BIG KID stuff. 

They sure like the sticker/color books, and even got Grandpa to get in on the action. 

Love this picture, and the lighting, AND mostly the fact that Payson isn't pulling a FACE (which he usually does) - just like his Grandma Gwen did at his age ! 

A little bit of UNO

and swinging............

Then Dad came to pick them up, and wrestled with them on the trampoline.

Click here for a video of some of the fun we had on the sleepover! 

Odds and Ends

Protecting my poor spindly trees from the deer.  Hope it works !

Grandson Treyson is quite the guitar player.  Check him out on instagram.  He practices daily, and has really gotten very good. 

Manda and Bren's remodel is coming along.  Cabinets go in next week. 

The water dropped enough that they were able to get the pumps out of the ground, pipes re-routed, and the ground ready to go for the shed. 

Cam and Josiah

Lawnmowing is almost done, and sprinkler winterization has started up.  

We helped to cut back the grapes, which didn't produce too well this year.  

Remember this?  I never was able to make this work for me.  Not even with the quote :(

I've done more canning this year than I ever have before.  These bottles of stewed tomatoes is the last of it (bottling).  I puree them for spaghetti sauce, and use the spaghetti sauce I bottled for Pizza sauce !! Go figure :) 

Thatch's team went undefeated, and they were featured in the Morgan County News, which is back in business.    

Almost voting time.  So grateful that I will have a job for another 4 years, without the worry of being defeated in the election.  

As I said..........I just couldn't make it work, and in less that 3 hours on Morgan Classified, had it sold and gone.  The extra room in the garage is nice.  

These crazy kids love the trampoline.  It's about time to take ours down, probably tomorrow.  

Labor Day Weekend Fun

We made two batches of salsa - YUM !!

These three were camping with their mom and dad at the Property, and came over to sample the salsa........

.......and we fixed some pancakes.................

........and Payson helped with the salsa

Bright gathered eggs

Another day we had lunch at the Property, and cooked corn from the garden.

Miss Bexlee loved the raspberries

Checked out the pumpkins :)

Everyone wanted a ride on the Vespa

Bex and Bright helped "The Yard Master" Grandpa spread grass in the garden. 

Miss Piggy got the left over corn cobs

Everyone came over for a sleepover !  Even Treyson !! (of course I had to bribe him with NO BAKE COOKIES - haha) 

We had "cardboard" pizza instead of my usual.... Bright is such a good helper 

My good friend Angie sent up some mini pumpkins from her garden, and the girls had a great time painting them. 

They also helped me do my first batch ever, of dill pickles !!

On Labor Day proper, everyone turned out to help The Yard Master

I was called at one point, to BRING LEMONADE !!! - they were too hot :) 

And of course we prepared for the FIRST FREEZE of the season........... but as you know, the wind was so bad, it tore all of the tarps from our tomatoes........ and did a number on the vines, and so the next night (when it was for sure supposed to freeze) - we just said to heck with it.  We picked anything that was remotely pink ..........and you know what?  I don't think the tomatoes were touched !?!?!  I guess we'll have to see.  The vines look like heck, but if all of those green tomatoes turn......... I'll be making more juice !!!